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(9205) JOSIAH HAMMOND, b. Mar. 22, 1775; d. Aug. 15, 1851; m. Nov. 28, 1799, Mehitabel Bill; b. June 1, 1778; d. June 8, 1857; dau. of Ebenezer and Rachel (Root) Bill.
9300, George Washington +.
9301, Otis Gardiner; b. Mar. 2, 1810; d. Apr. 22, 1849.
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(9300) GEORGE WASHINGTON HAMMOND (M.D.). b. May 12, 1802; d. at Stockbridge, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1872; m. Jan. 25, 1827, Diana Rawson; b. at Richmond, N. H., Oct. 2, 1805; d. May 20, 1879; dau. of Josiah and Sarah (Buffum) Rawson, of Lenox, N. Y.
9454, George; b. May 16, 1830; d. Oct. 28, 1892; m. Oct. 12, 1857, Almina Snell; b. Aug. 30, 1836; d. July 28, 1892; dau. of George and Betsey (Stam) Snell, of Stockbridge, N. Y.
9455, Frederick Stam +.
9456, Edwin George, Kenwood, N. Y.; b. Oct. 9, 1860; m. Dec. 4, 1878, Kate G. Howard, of Keene, N.H.
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(No. 9300) Page 406 - GEORGE WASHINGTON HAMMOND, M. D.
Dr. Hammond was one of the most distinguished citizens of Gilsum, N. H. He graduated at Dartmouth Medical College, Aug. 21, 1824. Began the practice of his profession at Richmond, N. H. Removed thence to Proctorsville, Vt. Returned to Gilsum Feb., 1830, where he practiced medicine for thirty-six years. Removed in February, 1866, to Stockbridge, Madison County, N. Y. He was possessed of a mind of more than common activity, and his life was spent in study; he occupied a high position in medical circles. Had a taste for literary labors, and wrote with beauty and force. Was a leader in temperance work, and was in demand as a lecturer upon this subject. Interested in historical matters. One of the founders of the Universalist Library of Gilsum. Mr. Hammond inherited from his father one of the best farms in Gilsum. Represented the town in the Constitutional Convention of 1850. State Senator 1855-56. For many years a Justice of the Peace. He was a very large and powerful man, over six feet in height and at one time weighed over three hundred pounds. — From "History of Gilsum, N. H."
