Once Upon a House

January 1846

Dr. George C. Chittenden graduated from Albany Medical College (1908 passage gives the year only).

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  • “Chittenden was Ascna Douglas, a descendant of the New London family of that name, whose ancestors are traced to William Douglas, who came from Scotland in 1640; her parents removed from Connecticut to Oneida Co. in 1790, when all Central New York was a wilderness; she was married to Jared Chittenden in 1804, and became the mother of six sons and four daughters ; she was a woman of rare Christian virtues, and her wise and noble life, aided by careful teaching, exerted a powerful influence in molding the character of her children ; she died in the Baptist faith, in 1851. George worked on the farm until he was 19 years of age, his early education, being at the district school, was as good as circumstances allowed ; having a decided literary taste, he at this age "began an academic course, preparatory for college, and, with the exception of one winter spent in teaching a district school, continued until the fall of 1843, when he was fully prepared to enter college, but the limited means at his command compelled him to relinquish this cherished design ; he thnrefore entered upon a course of professional study, and graduated at Albany Medical College in January, 1846 ; in April, 1846, he”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 697

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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