Husband Dr. Lewis Sutton 1
Born: 15 Apr 1820 - Rostraver Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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Died: Aft 1889
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Father: John Sutton (1782-1856) 2
Mother: Amy Budd (1783-1871) 2
Marriage: 6 Apr 1853 2
Wife Mary M. Buttmore 2
Born: 15 Dec 1830 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Lewis Sutton
His father relinquished his trade and purchased a farm in Elizabeth township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. In the year 1824 he moved thereon with his family. At a very early age Lewis was placed at labor in assisting his father on the farm. While thus engaged his primary education was not neglected, his father securing for him one or two terms annually at common school, at which he obtained a good English education. At or about the age of eighteen, desirous of furthering his education, he obtained the consent of his father, and was placed in a select school (Peter Hayden being the teacher), where he commenced studying the languages. He remained with him one year as a pupil, then was placed at a select school in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, (Rev. McKinstry being principal), he remaining about one year under his instruction, at the close of which time, being desirous of a more advanced education, became a student at Washington College, Washington County; continued his studies at this college for about two years. At the close of that period, being eager to study a profession, selected medicine as his choice. In the year 1845 entered the office of Dr. John Hasson, in West Newton, as medical student, there remaining until the month of February, 1846. Through the advice of his preceptor, went to Philadelphia, in view of facilitating his studies in medicine, where he spent about two months in attending anatomical lectures, dissecting, and clinics in Pennsylvania Hospital, at the close of which returned to the office of Dr. John Hasson, remaining under his instruction during the summer months. In the fall of this year returned to the city; entered the office of Dr. A. B. Campbell (now deceased) as a student; spent much of his time in the doctor's private dissecting-room, in the way of dissecting and securing anatomical knowledge; at the same time matriculated at the Jefferson Medical College, attending the medical lectures delivered therein. During the session of 1846 and 1847 entered the Philadelphia Hospital for daily medical instruction and bedside experience, remaining at this hospital for one year. After the close of the session at the Jefferson Medical College matriculated for the summer term of 1847 at the Philadelphia Medical Association, at the same time continuing his daily visits at the hospital. In the fall of this year matriculated again at the Jefferson Medical College for the session of 1847 and 1848, attending the lectures therein during this term. At the close of this session the degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon him.
In the month of March, 1848, after receiving his diploma, returned to his father's in Allegheny County, PA, remaining there a few months, but spent a greater part of his time in traveling. On the 22d of February, 1849, selected Mendon and vicinity as his place of practicing his profession. In due time he built up a large and extensive practice, which he held without interruption till the fall of 1877, when he found his labor and close confinement to business required a rest and relinquishment for a time. He therefore withdrew from business in his old vicinity, went to Philadelphia, visited his old alma mater, Jefferson Medical College, became a regular attendant upon the course of lectures delivered therein, also attending the clinics delivered at the most important hospitals in the city. Returning in the month of April, 1878, he resumed practice at his former place.
Finding much benefit derived from this course in the way of improving his health as well as medical knowledge, he returned to Philadelphia in the fall of 1878, which he continued to do for several winters regularly, spending his time there in attending lectures and clinics, and in taking special courses in the science of medicine, such as on the eye, under Dr. Little, chief in ophthalmology in the Jefferson Medical Hospital; heart and lungs, Dr. Bingham, chief in the medical department in the hospital; ear and throat, Dr. Trumbull, also chief in the same hospital; on dermatology, Dr. John V. Shoemaker, principal in the American Hospital for Skin Diseases. For a number of years he always kept a young physician with him, in the way of aiding him in acute diseases; eventually relinquishing much of the general practice, attention to chronic diseases occupying much of his time in office practice. [HWC 1882, 669]