Dr. Allin Toothaker

Dr. Toothaker’s first name is spelled Allin in records

Allin Toothaker was born 1 Aug 1747 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Dr. Roger Toothaker IV,  and Mary Crosby. Allin was the 4^th generation of doctors in the Toothaker family of Billerica Massachusetts. His great-grandfather, Roger Toothaker II, was practicing at Salem Village when he was accused of witchcraft by the adopted niece of Dr. William Griggs. Dr. Roger II died in prison awaiting the disposition of his case  

 

Allin was a physician in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

Allin Toothaker was a physician at Merrimack, New Hampshire. His brother Timothy was wounded at Bunker Hill. Allin went to care for him, contracted a fever, went home to Merrimack and died July 12, 1775.[2] He is buried in Turkey Hill Cemetery. [3]

 

Inscription

Erected by Mr.

Timothy Taylor In

Memory of Doctor

Allan Toothaker

who departed this

Life June 12th 1775 In

the 28th year

of his Age.

 

 

William Griggs was a very well connected physician, and an official consultant to the witchcraft trials. It was his job to determine how much of a witch the person was. It seems suspicious that Dr. William’s adopted niece & house keeper would accuse his competition

 

 

 

 

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