During the riots in 1863 his life was repeatedly threatened, and for a while he made his professional visits armed with a double-barreled gun and a revolver, which he would have unhesitatingly used had occasion required. In politics and religion he maintains independent and liberal views, and the evening of his life is passed in the enjoyment of friends and home. He had for many years been one of the police surgeons of New York and commands the respect of his professional brethren.

HOSEA FOUNTAIN, M.D.

Hosea Fountain, M.D., the second son of James Fountain. M.D., was born at Jefferson Valley, a hamlet in the northern portion of Yorktown, July 24, 1817. His ancestry, both paternal and maternal, were English. The Fountain family, probably, were of Norman origin, and are supposed to be descended from Sir John Fountain, a monument to whom is found in a village church-yard in Devonshire, England. Moses Fountain emigrated from Bedfordshire, England, in 1650. The genealogy is as follows, --

Moses Fountain.

Moses Fountain (whom w e find in the town of Bedford in 1741.)

Matthew Fountain (who being a loyalist during the Revolution, moved I within the English lines to East Oiester.)

Rev. Ezra Fountain (pastor of the Baptist Church in Bedford for thirtyj five years.)

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James, M.D. Hosea. Tyler.

Jabes Husted. Hosea) Cyrus Horton. Ezra James, M.D.

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Dr. Fountain's maternal grandfather lived at Coscob, Conn., prior to the Revolution, but being a loyalist his property was confiscated and he was obliged to accept a settlement at the hands of the British government at St. John, New Brunswick. Charlotte Husted wa.s born there, but at the age of twelve or thirteen years, came to New York to reside