Person Record

Metadata

Name

Secord, Solomon, Dr.

Born

May 24, 1834

Birthplace

Stoney Creek, Ontario

Deceased

April 14, 1910

Deceased

Kincardine, Ontario

Father

George Secord

Mother

Eliya[?] Ogden

Spouse

Elvira M. Crable

Children

James Secord
George Secord
Belle McInnes
Clara Secord

Relationships

Related to Laura Secord [Grand nephew].

Education

Victoria Medical College

Occupation

Dr. Secord graduated from Victoria Medical College in Toronto. He first worked in Hamilton before arriving in Bruce County in 1856, settling first in Southampton and then in Walkerton. Around 1859 he relocated to Kincardine. He then enlisted in the American Civil War in 1861, serving in the Southern army with the 20th Georgia Regiment, Benning's Brigade, Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps. During the war he was captured by the Union army. After escaping from capture, he oversaw hospitals with the rank of Surgeon-Major.

After the war Secord returned to Kincardine to practice medicine, which he did for over four decades.

Places

He came to Bruce County in the late 1850s and practiced medicine for a short time in Walkerton before moving to Kincardine. He later moved to Georgia.

Sources

Source: Reynolds, John, ed. "Kincardine 1848 – 1984." Kincardine: Town of Kincardine, 1982. Print.

"Solomna Secord, M.D." obituary. "The Kincardine Reporter." April 28, 1910, p. 1.