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Biographical Sketch

Dr. Benjamin J. Mooers

In 1793, John Mooers with his wife and little six year-old boy, removed to Point au Roche, then a part of the town of Plattsburgh, where resided his brother, General Benjamin Mooers, an influential citizen, of whose large business as tradesman and manufacturer, he was engaged as superintendent.

In 1806, Benjamin J. Mooers commenced the study of medicine with Dr. John Miller, a sketch of whom adjoins this, who was justly regarded as a man of worth, and a reputable and careful practitioner. He pursued the study of medicine under Dr. Miller's direction till 1808, when he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York. When he went thither [sic], it was before the days of steamboats, and he "sailed from Plattsburgh on Capt. Elijah Boynton's sloop to Whitehall."

Among his many distinguished college friends was the celebrated Dr. Valentine Mott of New York.

His successful practice in Plattsburgh spann [sic] his professional life. He died May 20, 1869.

Source:

• Plattsburgh Sentinel Annual for the Year 1893,  W. Lansing & Son, Plattsburgh, New York, 1893; transcribed 8 August 2002 by Emily C. Ford.