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Dr. Horace S. Hutchins, son of Asa and Lydia (Willis) Hutchins, was born in the village of Manlius, Onondaga County, N. Y., January 5, 1829. The father, a descendant of sturdy New England stock, was one of the early and efficient pioneers in the early settlement of the central part of this State. He died in Genesee County, October 1, 1871. The mother is from a long-lived family, and the oldest of a family of children each of whom lived to the age of 80 years. She married successively two brothers, and by each husband reared two sons and one daughter: Oramel, Loren, and Lure Ann;. Sophia, Horace S., and Harvey. Dr. Hutchins's early life was spent upon the farm and in attending the district school winters, receiving such knowledge as they afforded a half century past. At the age of 16 he commenced his academic work in Hamilton Academy in Madison County, N. Y., pursuing a four years' course of preparatory study, which enabled him to enter Madison University, from which institution he graduated and secured the degrees of A. B. and M. A. in course. He was teacher of mathematics in the Ladies' Seminary of Hamilton two years, and principal of Peterboro Academy one year, during which time, having formed a taste for the study of medicine, and obtaining from many able physicians a good practical knowledge of therapeutics, he naturally developed the faculties necessary for the course he marked out for himself, and to which profession he has since devoted his energies and life. At the age of 25, seeking to restore his health and to learn something of the world, he set out on an ocean voyage to the West Indies, Central America, across the Isthmus, along the route of the Nicaragua Canal, up the San Juan River from Greytown to Castillo rapids; thence across Lake Nicaragua and the highlands of Guatemala to the Pacific Ocean; thence with the Coast Survey along the coasts of Mexico and California to San Francisco, landing there in the early years of the gold fever. For three years, and during his stay in Nevada City, he had charge of its school work, and also pursued the study and practice of medicine. He held various official positions in that City, whose foundations were laid in gold. It was during his visit and stay in California that he was one of many who engaged in that terrible struggle for supremacy between law and order, and the minions of overt criminality, when the famous Vigilance Committee assembled in hosts sufficient to awe and overpower the workers of crime. The powers of State were restored, society purified, and an example for good was inaugurated which has left its impress upon the whole Nation. It may not be out of place here to state, for a comparison, that the last professional act of Dr. Hutchins on the coast brought him the sum of $40 in gold, he being the recipient of that amount for a simple prescription, unsolicited on his part.

In June, 1857, he returned from California to Buffalo, N. Y., engaging in active business relations with his brother Harvey, and in September of the same year was married to Harriet M., daughter of Corrington Babcock, of Madison County, N. Y. In May, 1859, he moved to Batavia, taking up his old work-the practice of medicine. Visiting New York City the next year, and spending many months in review and study in the old and new schools of medicine, he graduated and returned to Batavia, where for the past 30 years he has faithfully and successfully labored, obtaining a rank in the profession possessed only by the few, gaining the respect and confidence of those who are the recipients of his ministrations, and by his consistent conduct and steadfastness of purpose has gained the respect of the whole community. He has been one of the vice-presidents of the New York State Homeopathic Medical Society, and one of the censors of the same society for years; a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy 23 years; a member of the Western New York Medical Society since its formation; an alumnus of the New York Homeopathic Medical College Hospital Association; and a director and active worker in the banking interests of the village. For nearly 10 years he was president of the board of education, and an active and zealous promoter of the cause of education. Dr. Hutchins's children are Fanny A. and Eleanora, the latter the wife of Dr. John W. Le Seur. The family are earnest and devoted members of the Baptist Church, contributing generously to its growth and support.

Source: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890


LEROY TOWN, GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK GENWEB PROJECT
BIOGRAPHY DR. HORACE S. HUTCHINS - OF BATAVIA, NY

DR. HORACE S. HUTCHINS was born in Manlius, Onondaga County, N. Y., January 5, 1829. His parents were among the pioneers of Onondaga County, moving there from New England, but soon after the birth of Dr. Hutchins they removed to Madison County. His father died in 1871, at the residence of Dr. Hutchins in Batavia. Dr. Hutchins was prepared for college at Hamilton Academy, and was graduated from Madison University (now Colgate University) with the degree of A. B., later receiving that of A. M. His first academic work was as teacher of mathematics in the Ladies' Seminary at Hamilton, N. Y., where he remained two years, and then served as principal of Peterboro Academy one year, during which time he also pursued the study of medicine. At this time, wishing to restore his health, which had been somewhat impaired by a too close application to work and devotion to his medical studies, and also impelled by a desire to see more of the world, in 1853 he went on an ocean voyage, spent some time in Central America, and, crossing the Isthmus, accompanied the United States Coast Survey Expedition along the coasts of Mexico and California to San Francisco and thence to Nevada City, Cal. During his residence in the latter City he was one of many who engaged in the struggle for the supremacy of law and order, when the famous Vigilance Committee gathered in sufficient number to awe and overpower the criminal element, thus establishing the authority of the State government. He remained in Nevada City three years, engaged in school work and the practice of medicine. In 1857 he returned east, and went into business with his brother Harvey in Buffalo. The same year (1857) he was married to Harriet M., daughter of Corrington Babcock. In 1859 he removed to Batavia where he continued the practice of medicine. In the fall of 1860 he went to New York to review his medical studies and engage in hospital practice, and there received his degree the following year. Returning to Batavia, he resumed his practice, now covering a period of nearly forty years. Dr. Hutchins has served as vice-president of the New York State Homoeopathic Medical Society; is a member of the American Institute of Homoeopathy; is president of the Western New York Medical Society; and is one of the Alumni Association of the New York Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital. For many years he has been a director and valued counselor in the banking interests of Batavia. He has always been active in the promotion of the cause of education, and for nearly ten years he was president of the Board of Education. Politically Dr. Hutchins has been a Republican since the organization Of the party. In Masonry he has attained the degree of Knight Templar. For thirty-five years Dr. Hutchins has been a member of and held various official relations in the First Baptist Church of Batavia. Two children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Hutchins: Eleanora, wife of Dr. John W. La Seur of Batavia, and Fannie E., wife Charles A. Cooley of Nunda, N. Y. Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890
Dr. Horace S. Hutchins, son of Asa and Lydia (Willis) Hutchins, was born in the village of Manlius, Onondaga County, N. Y., January 5, 1829. The father, a descendant of sturdy New England stock, was one of the early and efficient pioneers in the early settlement of the central part of this State. He died in Genesee County, October 1, 1871. The mother is from a long-lived family, and the oldest of a family of children each of whom lived to the age of 80 years. She married successively two brothers, and by each husband reared two sons and one daughter: Oramel, Loren, and Lure Ann;. Sophia, Horace S., and Harvey. Dr. Hutchins's early life was spent upon the farm and in attending the district school winters, receiving such knowledge as they afforded a half century past. At the age of 16 he commenced his academic work in Hamilton Academy in Madison County, N. Y., pursuing a four years' course of preparatory study, which enabled him to enter Madison University, from which institution he graduated and secured the degrees of A. B. and M. A. in course. He was teacher of mathematics in the Ladies' Seminary of Hamilton two years, and principal of Peterboro Academy one year, during which time, having formed a taste for the study of medicine, and obtaining from many able physicians a good practical knowledge of therapeutics, he naturally developed the faculties necessary for the course he marked out for himself, and to which profession he has since devoted his energies and life. At the age of 25, seeking to restore his health and to learn something of the world, he set out on an ocean voyage to the West Indies, Central America, across the Isthmus, along the route of the Nicaragua Canal, up the San Juan River from Greytown to Castillo rapids; thence across Lake Nicaragua and the highlands of Guatemala to the Pacific Ocean; thence with the Coast Survey along the coasts of Mexico and California to San Francisco, landing there in the early years of the gold fever. For three years, and during his stay in Nevada City, he had charge of its school work, and also pursued the study and practice of medicine. He held various official positions in that City, whose foundations were laid in gold. It was during his visit and stay in California that he was one of many who engaged in that terrible struggle for supremacy between law and order, and the minions of overt criminality, when the famous Vigilance Committee assembled in hosts sufficient to awe and overpower the workers of crime. The powers of State were restored, society purified, and an example for good was inaugurated which has left its impress upon the whole Nation. It may not be out of place here to state, for a comparison, that the last professional act of Dr. Hutchins on the coast brought him the sum of $40 in gold, he being the recipient of that amount for a simple prescription, unsolicited on his part. In June, 1857, he returned from California to Buffalo, N. Y., engaging in active business relations with his brother Harvey, and in September of the same year was married to Harriet M., daughter of Corrington Babcock, of Madison County, N. Y. In May, 1859, he moved to Batavia, taking up his old work-the practice of medicine. Visiting New York City the next year, and spending many months in review and study in the old and new schools of medicine, he graduated and returned to Batavia, where for the past 30 years he has faithfully and successfully labored, obtaining a rank in the profession possessed only by the few, gaining the respect and confidence of those who are the recipients of his ministrations, and by his consistent conduct and steadfastness of purpose has gained the respect of the whole community. He has been one of the vice-presidents of the New York State Homeopathic Medical Society, and one of the censors of the same society for years; a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy 23 years; a member of the Western New York Medical Society since its formation; an alumnus of the New York Homeopathic Medical College Hospital Association; and a director and active worker in the banking interests of the village. For nearly 10 years he was president of the board of education, and an active and zealous promoter of the cause of education. Dr. Hutchins's children are Fanny A. and Eleanora, the latter the wife of Dr. John W. Le Seur. The family are earnest and devoted members of the Baptist Church, contributing generously to its growth and support. Source: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890

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