Sheffield W. Greene, M. D., son of Rev. John Greene, was born in Hopkinton, R. I., July 15, 1814. In 1825 his father, a minister of the Seventh Day Baptist faith, brought his family to Friendship where he preached some years. Dr. Greene read medicine with Dr. J. C. Sibley, attended Geneva Medical College in 1845 and 6, and, after being a partner of Dr. L. Whitney at Olean for a year, he came to Litte Genesee and soon to Richburg where he lived seven years, then after a short residence in Pennsylvania he enlisted, in 1863, in Co. D. 15th N. Y. Cav., and January 1, 1864, was commissioned assistant surgeon fo the 147th N. Y. Inft. He was acting surgeon for the regiment during the Appomattox campaign. After the war he came to Franklinville but soon made his home in Wellsville where he lived until 1893, the time of his coming to Richburg his present home. He married in 1837 Keziah Noble. They have had five children. The doctor for 40 years has given arduous and and unspared labors for the relief of human suffering, and can look back along an honest and diligent life with a consciousness of doing well all duties falling to his lot.
