Biography
Dr Zabdiel Boylston was born 9 March 1679 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts to Thomas Boylston (1644-1695) and Mary Gardner (1648-1722) and died 1 March 1766 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Jerusha Minot (1679-1764) 18 January 1705 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
Zabdiel Boylston, FRS (March 9, 1679 in Brookline, Massachusetts – March 1, 1766) was a physician in the Boston area. He apprenticed with his father, an English surgeon named Thomas Boylston (1644-1695). He also studied under the Boston physician Dr. Cutler, never attending a formal medical school (the first medical school in North America was not founded until 1765).
Boylston is known for holding several "firsts" for an American-born physician: He performed the first surgical operation by an American physician, the first removal of gall bladder stones in 1710, and was the first to remove a breast tumor in 1718.
He was a great uncle of both president John Adams (1735-1826), and philanthropist Ward Nicholas Boylston.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Zabdiel Boylston (1706-) | |||
| Jerusha Boylston (1708-) | |||
| John Boylston (1708-1795) | |||
| Elizabeth Boylston (1710-1717) | |||
| Mary Boylston (1713-1802) | |||
| Thomas Boylston (1715-1750) | |||
| Josiah Boylston (1720-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarah Boylston (1666-1736) | |||
| Edward Boylston (1667-1672) | |||
| Mary Boylston (1669-1683) | |||
| Richard Boylston (1670-1752) | |||
| Peter Boylston (1676-1743) | 1673 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 10 September 1743 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Ann White (1686-1772) |
| Abagail Boylston (1674-1756) | 15 November 1674 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 23 May 1756 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Ebenezer Brooks (1670-1742) |
| Lucy Boylston (1678-1718) | |||
| Zabdiel Boylston (1679-1766) | 9 March 1679 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 1 March 1766 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Jerusha Minot (1679-1764) |
| Rebeca Boylston (1685-1762) | |||
| Dudley Boylston (1688-1748) | |||
| Thomas Boylston (1690-1739) | 1690 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1739 | Sarah Morecock (1697-1774) |
| Joanna Boylston (1692-1775) | |||
References
- wikipedia:en:Zabdiel Boylston - Wikipedia
- Zabdiel Boylston - disambiguation
- Boylston Family of Boston - Boston Brahmin
- Boylston in Norfolk County, Massachusetts