NICHOLAS MASSEY
D. 1726
Section I: Masseys who did not migrate from Maryland
One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996
©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010


25.Dr. George Betton Massey(24.Benjamin Hemsley Clinton, 23.Ebenezer Thomas, 5.Benjamin, 4.Elijah Eleazer, 3.Peter, 2.James, 1.Nicholas)
Dates

Source
15 Nov.1856
Birth, near Massey, Kent Co., Maryland.
1, 3
19 Mar.1927
Death
3
25 Mar.1885
Marriage: Harriet Louise Stairs, of Philadelphia.
1; 3
c.1865
Galena, Md.: Attended an academy in Galena.
3
c.1868
Taught school for a year.
3
1873
Tallahassee, Florida.: Began preliminary medical studies, under guidance of his uncle, Dr. George W. Betton. 3
1874
Medical College of South Carolina; Received a prize for proficiency in chemistry.
3
1876
Received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania; his thesis, "Salicylic Acid."
3
c.1877
Tallahassee, Florida.: First engaged in private practice.
3
c.1877
Danville, Pa. Was assistant physician in the State Hospital for the Insane; resigning in 1879.
3
1879
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Entered private practice.
3
1881-1887
Orthopedic Hospital & Infirmary for Nervous Diseases: acted as electrotherapist.
3; 3
1887
Howard Hospital: Transferred to gynecological dept.: demonstrated electrotheraputics in diseases of women until 1898.
3
1891
A founder & first President of Am. Electrotheraputics Assoc.
3
1904-1912
 A Founder of Am. Oncologic Hospital in Philadelphia.
3
Note
Dr. Massey was a voluminous writer on medical subjects, he earned an international reputation in the fields of electrotheraputics, gynecology, cancer treatment, Diathermy, Physical therapy, etc.
3



Children

1
147
Hemsley Betton Massey, b. 28 Dec.1885.

148
Bradford Massey, b. 12 May 1889.

149
Dorothy Huxley Massey, b. 12 Sep.1891.

150
Albert Crane Massey, b. 6 Jan.1895, d. 27 Feb.1895.


Sources

Page
1
J.G. Massey: 1908 Notes: Dec.1936 to G.L.Jr., p.2
p.0026
2
Judge Frank A. Massey: 23 Aug.1976 chart, p.16.
p.0415
3
Dictionary of American Biography, Vol XII, p.381.
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