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Dr Jerusha M. <I>Maxson</I> McCray

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Dr Jerusha M. Maxson McCray

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20 Feb 1891 (aged 65)
Alfred, Allegany County, New York, USA
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Alfred, Allegany County, New York, USA
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"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 47, No 9, p 144, Feb. 26, 1891.

Mrs. Jerusha M. McCray, daughter of Abel and Abigail Maxson, of Friendship, N. Y., was born Feb. 6, 1826, and died at Alfred, Feb. 20, 1891.

At the age of 16 she united with the Friendship Seventh-day Baptist Church. She commenced attending school at Alfred in 1843, graduating in 1850. After marriage, finding a large family of children depending upon her for support, she studied medicine, graduating from the Woman's Medical College, of Philadelphia, largely supporting herself and children during her studies by doing anything, everything, that would help on. For the last thirty years she has been engaged in a many-handed service as physician, nurse, rearing and educating her children, and helping them on in life. She came from Kansas last summer at the call of sickness. Since then she has spent most of her time among the sick as both physician, and nurse till worn and with toil, she lay down to die. Buffeted and driven by the storms of adverse fortune, yet ever brave of heart, courageous to do and to suffer, and implicitly trusting in Him who doeth all things well, she went heroically to her death.
M. E. S.
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 47, No 9, p 144, Feb. 26, 1891.

Mrs. Jerusha M. McCray, daughter of Abel and Abigail Maxson, of Friendship, N. Y., was born Feb. 6, 1826, and died at Alfred, Feb. 20, 1891.

At the age of 16 she united with the Friendship Seventh-day Baptist Church. She commenced attending school at Alfred in 1843, graduating in 1850. After marriage, finding a large family of children depending upon her for support, she studied medicine, graduating from the Woman's Medical College, of Philadelphia, largely supporting herself and children during her studies by doing anything, everything, that would help on. For the last thirty years she has been engaged in a many-handed service as physician, nurse, rearing and educating her children, and helping them on in life. She came from Kansas last summer at the call of sickness. Since then she has spent most of her time among the sick as both physician, and nurse till worn and with toil, she lay down to die. Buffeted and driven by the storms of adverse fortune, yet ever brave of heart, courageous to do and to suffer, and implicitly trusting in Him who doeth all things well, she went heroically to her death.
M. E. S.

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