James Davidson (1758-1808)
Dr James Davidson, M.D., Surgeon, of 1 Place du Marché, Quebec
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1779, at Montreal, he married Jane, daughter of John Richardson (1715-1777), Commissary of the Garrison. In 1787, he was appointed Surgeon at Quebec and Staff Surgeon to the 84th Royal Highland Emigrants. In 1807, he was Surgeon to the Militia and on the Board of Examiners for Quebec. He lived at No. 1 Place du Marché (pictured) in the Lower Town and his sons-in-law included Sir John Caldwell 6th Bt., and Chief Justice Edward Bowen.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 02/02/2022 and last updated on 06/05/2022.
Image Courtesy of Wilfredor, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0; History of Medicine in the Province of Quebec (1931) by Maude Elizabeth Abbott