Dr. James Stansbury Martin

Dr. James Stansbury Martin

Male 1824 - 1900  (76 years)

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  • Name Dr. James Stansbury Martin 
    Born 2 Apr 1824  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 60DB8A812E81483F81B303AA78A9F9E55CAB 
    Died 14 Apr 1900  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I427  Strong History
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Dr. Samuel Blair Martin,   b. 14 May 1785, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1875, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Ruth Dorsey Hawkins,   b. 14 Aug 1796, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1871  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1822  Baltimore Co., Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James Stansbury Martin, M.D., died in Baltimore, Md., April 14, aged 76. He was born in that city April 2, 1824, being the son of Dr. Samuel B. Martin, a surgeon of the War of 1812. He was educated at the Baltimore College, took his M.D. at Washington University, Baltimore, in 1844, and was resident physician to the Baltimore Almshouse, 1846-7. He resided in California from 1849 to 1855, and was surgeon to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and founder of Sutter’s Fort Hospital. He returned to Baltimore in 1859, where he remained until 1861, when he removed to Brookeville, Md., and practiced there four years. He then returned to Baltimore, where he remained until his death. He was one of the oldest members of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty. - The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 34, p. 1084

  • Sources 
    1. [S211] The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 34, p. 1084.

    2. [S22] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850.