Dr. John SKINNER
1824 - 1909 (85 years)-
Name John SKINNER Prefix Dr. Birth 16 Feb 1824 Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia 
[1] Gender Male Census 1870 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [2] Census 1880 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [3] Census 1900 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [4] Death 27 Dec 1909 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts [5, 6] 
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Person ID I6538 bmds Last Modified 19 May 2020
Father Rev. Joseph Churchill SKINNER, b. 16 Feb 1800, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia d. 23 Mar 1860, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick (Age 60 years) Mother Eliza A. CHASE, b. 22 Jun 1803, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 1888, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 84 years) Family ID F2394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jane Reid TERWILLIGER, b. 26 Feb 1835, New Scotland, Albany, New York d. 8 Apr 1922, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) Marriage 19 Jun 1865 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York [7] Age at Marriage John : 41 years old | Jane : 30 years old. Children 5 sons and 1 daughter + 1 . Prescott Orde SKINNER, b. 28 Apr 1867, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 16 Feb 1951, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 83 years)+ 2 . Vernon Villiers SKINNER, b. 22 Nov 1868, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 17 May 1951, Los Angeles, California (Age 82 years)+ 3 . Fenwick Fenton SKINNER, b. 25 Jul 1870, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 1953, Groveland, Livingston, New York (Age 82 years)+ 4 . Macy Millmore SKINNER, b. 10 Dec 1871, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 9 Feb 1964, Ohio (Age 92 years)5 
. Madeline Aubyn SKINNER, b. 4 Sep 1873, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 1 Nov 1874, Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 1 year)6 . Harry Thornton SKINNER, b. 17 Jan 1877, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 9 Jul 1878, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 1 year)Family ID F30 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 16 Feb 1824 - Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia 
Marriage - 19 Jun 1865 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York 
Census - 1870 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Census - 1880 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
Death - 27 Dec 1909 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Pin Legend 
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Notes - From the Fredericton Head Quarters, April 2, 1856 – At the commencement of the Massachusetts Medical College, Boston, 12th ult., the degree of M.D. was conferred upon John SKINNER a native of Wickham parish (Queens Co.) We believe this gentleman was formerly a student at the Baptist Seminary in this city.
From the Saint John New Brunswick Courier, May 18, 1856 – We insert below a certificate from the celebrated Dr. Dix relative to the professional abilities of Dr. SKINNER a native of this Province who has been for some time studying in the United States and who has lately returned to exercise the duties of his profession in this city.... “Dr. John SKINNER having for nearly four years been conversant with certain branches of Surgical practice and passed one year at Tremont Medical School in this city, has for two years past been an attentive and intelligent student in my office. He has graduated with Honor in the Medical Department of Harvard University and I consider him to be fully competent in general medicine and surgery and also diseases of the eye and ear.” (signed) John H. Dix, M.D., Boston 12th April 1856.
From the Halifax Morning Chronicle Mon. July 9, 1866:
Diseases of the EYE, EAR AND HEAD.
Dr. John SKINNER,
Oculist, Aurist, &c.,
Graduate of Harvard University; Fellow of the Mass.
Medical Society, &c. (Central Office, 220 Tremont
Street, Boston, Mass.)
Dr. SKINNER informs his friends, patients, and all seeking medical treatment, that since his return from a tour in the Hospitals of Europe and the United States, he may now be consulted at 99 Argyle Street, Halifax, N.S., for a few weeks. Dr. Skinner begs to refer to – Hon. Dr. Tupper, Prof. Sec. N.S. – Hon. S. L. Tilley, Prof. Sec of N.B. – Patrick Domahoe, Esq., of the “Boston Pilot.” A. Boone, Esq. Halifax. Mrs Tebo, Marshalltown, N.S. who was blind for years; sight restored by the removal of a cataract. Mrs. McGravy, of Britain street, St. John: blind, and cured by a like and almost painless operation. Mrs. Harris, 55 Austin street, Charlestown, Mass. quite blind and deaf, with noises in her head, cured. Mrs. Widow Smith, of Buciouche, N.B. whose little girl was blind from “congenital cataract” cured by their removal; and thousands of others.
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Dr. John Skinner, M.D. 1869
1043 Washington Street, Boston.
Hamilton, photographer, Boston
Source: The Medical register for New England v.1, 1877 — John Skinner, MD, 1043 Washington Street.
Source: The Harvard Medical School v. 2, Lewis Publishing, 1905. p. 1655 — John Skinner, practices in Roxbury.
Source: Medical Communications, Massachusetts Medical Society, 1913 — John Skinner, of Roxbury.
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Sources - [S15] Internet.
The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, 1910 (p. 565) : John Skinner, b. 16 Feb., 1824, in King’s, NS ; d. at Roxbury, 28 Dec.; 1909.
- [S22] 1870 US Census, 16 Jun 1870, Boston, 9th ward - Family #710.
Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Skinner John | Head | age: 40 | occup.: Dr. Mass. Med. | birthplace: Nova Scotia.
- [S18] 1880 US Census, 12 Jun 1880, Page 36 - family #380.
Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Skinner John | Head | age: 50 | occup.: Druggist | birthplace NS | father’s bp: NS | mother’s bp: NS.
- [S12] 1900 US Census, 9 Jun 1900, Boston 22th ward - family #301.
Census place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Skinner John | Head | birth: Oct 1823 | age: 76 | number of years married: 44 | birthplace: Canada Eng. | father’s bp: Canada Eng. | mother’s bp: Canada Eng. | year of immigration : 1858 | occupation: Physician
- [S15] Internet.
Annals of Medical Practice, 1910 (p. 75) : John Skinner, M.D., M.M.S.S., died in Roxbury, Dec. 28, 1909, aged 85 years.
- [S4] Obituary.
Dr. John Skinner.
Dr. John Skinner, one of the oldest physicians of this section, died Monday afternoon at the age of 85 years. He was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, a son of the Rev. Joseph Churchill Skinner, at the time a noted Baptist minister of the Provinces. He was a graduate of the Frederiction Seminary and of the Harvard Medical School, class of 1856. His professional career began as an assistant to Dr. Dix, the famous Boston oculist. Before moving to Roxbury, he practiced a number of years at the South End. Dr. Skinner belonged to the Massachusetts Medical Society and was a member of the Masonic fraternity. He leaves one brother, Dr. Edward M. Skinner, formerly of Jamaica Plain (now of Newton Central) also a widow and four sons. Funeral was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. The interment was at Forest Hills cemetery.
— Jamaica Plain News, Jan. 1st, 1910.
- [S2] Newspaper.
m. Syracuse, N.Y., 19 June, John Skinner, Esq., M.D., Boston / Miss Jeanie R. Terwilliger. MN
— The Saint John Globe, 24 Jul 1865.
- [S22] 1870 US Census, 16 Jun 1870, Boston, 9th ward - Family #710.
- [S15] Internet.