Sarah Newcomb Merrick | |
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Born | Sarah (or Sara) Julia Newcomb May 9, 1844 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Died | February 3, 1922 Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian, American |
Alma mater | Boston University School of Medicine |
Spouse |
Morgan Wolfe Merrick
(m. 1876) |
Children | Julia |
Relatives | Simon, William Brewster |
Sarah Newcomb Merrick (née, Newcomb; May 9, 1844 – February 3, 1922) was a Canadian-born American teacher and writer. She was the author of A Unique Method for Preserving the Inscriptions in our Historic Burial Grounds and Present-day Beliefs in Some Medical Superstitions.[1] She was also a business woman and inventor before she became a physician later in life. Merrick died in 1922.