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" James Ratchford De Wolf was born at Wolfville, N. S. and edu-
cated at the Horton Institution, afterwards known as Acadia College.
After having studied medicine with Dr. E. F. Harding of Windsor, N. S.,
he proceeded to Edinburgh, at which University he was graduated M.D.
in 1841, as also L.M.; and he took the diploma of the Royal College of
Surgeons, Edinburgh. He was while there House Surgeon to the
Maternity Hospital, Clinical Clerk to Professor Sir Robert Christison, and
Member of the Medical Society of Paris, and subsequently first Colonial
Member of the Medico-psychological Association of England. After
practicing two years at Kentville, N. S., he removed to Brigus, Newfound-
land ; and, returning thence to Halifax in 1844, he continued the general
practice of his profession in that city until he was appointed, in 1857, first
Medical Superintendent of the Nova Scotia Hospital for the Insane, a post
which he held for more than twenty years.
" He was successively President of the N. S. Philanthropic Society
(1849) and of the N. S. Medical Society. Subsequently, 1871 to 1875,
he was Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in Dalhousie University,
Halifax ; resigning with several of the Faculty when the Medical College
was separated from the University."
Rev. Mr. Eaton's statements, which are more brief, relate chiefly to
his own line of descent, from Jehiel De Wolf, one of the three of the
name, as we have seen, who emigrated to Nova Scotia. He says :
"Jehiel (25) De Wolf (born about 1724) married, about 1752, Phoebe
daughter of Elisha and Mary (Harding) Cobb of Eastham (now Wellfleet),
Mass., a very sweet and attractive woman. They lived in Killingworth,
Conn., but in 1761 went to Nova Scotia. He died about 1798 ; she died
about 1800. Their children were:
"I. Phoebe, born December 12, 1752; who married, in September
1770, Ezekiel Comstock of Horton, N. S.
" 2. Jehiel, born about 1755 ; who married: i"', July 15, 1777, Eliza-
beth Martin ; and, 2'^'^, Anna Witter.
"3. Margaret, born about 1757; who married: i"', April 14, 1774,
Samuel Witter ;
and,
2'"^ James Brown.
who married Amy Bishop.
"4. Oliver, born about 1759 ;
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