|Typical 17th Century Doctor, Jamestown, Virginia|
Dr. James Stimson Sr. was Aubrey Stimson’s 6th great grandfather. Here's the lineage:
Jeremiah Stimson (1725 - 1777) - Son of
Erasmus Benjamin Stimson (1781 - 1833) - Son of Erasmus Benjamin
Logan Wesley Stimson (1816 - 1872) - Son of Erasmus Benjamin
Wiley Fort Stimson (1856 -1920) - Son of
Aubrey Vaughn Stimson (1900 - 1983) - Son of Wiley Fort
|Port of King's Lynn, Norfolk|
The long winters were harsh and summers were dedicated to hard work. A colonial male spent most of his day on subsistence farming, hunting and fishing, while his wife tended to domestic duties and crop gardens. On Sunday Puritans dedicated their entire day to worship, prayer and hymns. The experience was so intense that Saturday evenings were often spent mentally preparing for the Sabbath.
|1630's Home, Plymouth|
Their son, James Jr., learned medicine from his father and also took it up as a career. Seventeenth Century doctors had some pretty strange beliefs about the human body. There were four fluids or 'humours' in the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile). Illness resulted when you had too much of one humour; hence, all the bloodletting and fluid examination. Doctors frequently doubled as barber/surgeons. I’ll bet they spent a lot of time sharpening blades!
|1630 Salem Village Puritan Homes|