Dr. Richard Watson Hurlburt

1838 - 1920  (81 years)

• Name	Richard Watson Hurlburt
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	11 Jun 1838	Prescott, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199456141
  Occupation	1873	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Residence	1875	Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40791
  Died	18 Feb 1920	Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States
  Buried	Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
  Person ID	I40791	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  HURLBURT, RICHARD WATSON was a graduate of McGill University Medical Faculty, 1873. His arrival was announced by the Galt Reporter, November 13, 1874, under the heading A New Doctor Dr. R. W. Hurlburt has established himself in the village of Haysville, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Dr. O'Connor. He is a skillful and steady young man and we prophecy (sic) a large practice for him in the village and throughout the surrounding country. A brief note in the Dumfries Reformer April 28, 1875 said: Dr. Hurlburt of Haysville has removed to Mitchell. Apart from some postgraduate study in Edinburgh, the rest of his medical career was spent in Mitchell, Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 _____________ Father-in-Law of Rollin K. Page Summoned by Death The body of Dr. Richard Watson Hurlburt, 81, who has been confined in a local hospital for more than a year and who died there Wednesday evening, was forwarded to the Portland crematorium Thursday afternoon, following a private funeral service held at the chapel of the Rigdon & Son company. Dr. Hurlburt came to this city three years ago from Ontario, Canada, with his wife, who died two years later. They had been making their home with Dr. Hurlburt's daughter, Mrs. Rolin K. Page, at 1485 Chemeketa street. The Capital Journal Salem, Oregon Thu, Feb 19, 1920 Page 6

  
  

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  Occupation - Doctor - 1873 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1875 - Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Feb 1920 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States Buried - - Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States  = Link to Google Earth