Birth: 1737
Death: 1790, Feb. 4
Occupation: doctor

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Baltimore City

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Dates: 1737-1790
Notes: John Boyd was born in 1838. Quinan thinks he may have been an A.M. of Princeton in 1757. He established the second drug store in this city in 1757. He practiced here from that time until his death. He was on the Committee of Correspondence, 1774, and Committee of Safety, 1775. He was also a delegate to the State Convention in the former year and was a member of the committee which tried Robert Christie in the latter year. In 1776 he signed a call upon the ladies of the town through the newspaper for lint and bandages for the troops. In 1776 he was authorized by Congress to sign bills of credit. He was a partner of Dr. Miles Littlejohn in a drug store in 1790. He died in Baltimore, February 4, 1790.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 19
Dates: 1767
Notes: Dr. John Boyd establishes a drug store at Baltimore Town, the second here (May).
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 655
Dates: 1767, May
Notes: “Dr. John Boyd establishes a drug store (the second) in Baltimore.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 13
Dates: 1770/09/06
Notes: Advertisement for medicines. In Maryland Gazette (Annapolis), September 6, 1770.
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Dates: 1774
Notes: “Dr. John Boyd on Committee of Observation and Correspondence for both county and town, May 28 and November 12.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 14
Dates: 1774
Notes: Dr. John Boyd on [Committee of Observation] for Baltimore County and Town.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 656
Dates: 1774-1775
Notes: Served on Committee of Observation, 1775 and as Delegate to State Constitutional Convention, 1774.
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 249
Dates: 1775
Notes: Dr. Moses Allen, member of Committee of Observation of Talbot County, and Drs. Samuel Owings and John Boyd on same Committee for Baltimore County.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 657
Dates: 1776
Notes: “Dr. John Boyd et al. authorized by Congress to sign Bills of Credit.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 14
Dates: 1776
Notes: Drs. Wiesenthal, Boyd and Cradock issue a call on the ladies of Baltimore for lint and linen for bandages for the troops (March 12).
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 659
Dates: 1776
Notes: Dr. John Boyd and others authorized by Congress to sign bills of credit.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 658
Dates: 1776, Mar. 12
Notes: “Drs. Wiesenthall, Boyd and Cradock issue a call on the ladies of Baltimore for lint and linen for bandages.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 14-15
Dates: 1779
Notes: Drs. Wiesenthal, Hazlett, Boyd, Thomas Andrews, Coale, Ridgeley, William Beard, and Labesius, agree upon a fee table in accord with the high prices of the necessaries of life, the poor to be attended gratis.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 660
Dates: 1779, Nov. 30
Notes: “Drs. Wiesenthall, Haslett, Boyd, Andrews (Thos.), Coale, Ridgely, Wm. Beard, and John Labesus agree upon a Fee Table in accordance with the high price of the necessaries of life; the poor to be still attended gratis.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 15
Dates: 1788/12/16
Notes: A medical society organized, President, Dr. Wiesenthal; Secretary, Mr. Frederick Dalcho; Drs. Boyd, Goodwin, Brown, Guilder and others members (December 16).
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 664
Dates: 1789, Nov. 6
Notes: “Medical Society of Baltimore reorganized, Dr. Edward Johnson, President; Andrew Wiesenthall, Secretary, Treasurer and Librarian; Drs. Jno. Boyd, Reuben Guilder, Geo. Buchanan and Geo. Brown, Court of Correspondence (Griffith).”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 17
Dates: 1789/11/06
Notes: The Medical Society reorganized, with Dr. Edward Johnson President; Andrew Wiesenthal, Secretary, Treasurer and Librarian; John Boyd, R. Guilder, George Buchanan and George Brown, Court of Correspondence (November 6 “Griffith’s Annals”).
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 664
Dates: 1790, Feb. 4
Notes: “Dr. John Boyd ob. aet. 53.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 17
Dates: 1790/02/04
Notes: Deaths: Drs. John Boyd, February 4, aet. 53; Jos. Harrison.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 666