. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. Dr. Solomon Deck was born in the town of Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1816. His father, John Deck, was also a native of that county, was a wagon-maker by trade and carried on farming ; was married to Elizabeth Bauter, of which union were born three children, Urial, Nancy, and John. His wife died, and for his second wife he married Catharine Failing. Their children are Solomon S., Danie
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. Dr. Solomon Deck was born in the town of Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1816. His father, John Deck, was also a native of that county, was a wagon-maker by trade and carried on farming ; was married to Elizabeth Bauter, of which union were born three children, Urial, Nancy, and John. His wife died, and for his second wife he married Catharine Failing. Their children are Solomon S., Daniel, Betsey, and Mar- garet. His parents removed and settled in Jasper, then called Troupsburgh, in 1822, then an almost entire wilderness, and a few scattered inhabitants. His father purchased three hundred and fifty acres of land, upon which he settled, and cleared some seventy-five acres prior to his death, March, 1843. His wife survived him several years, and died in April, 1861. Dr. Deck started for himself in life upon reaching his majority, received fair opportunities for an education dur- ing his minority, and was a teacher for several terms. In 1837 he began the study of medicine with Dr. Jones, of Bath, and was afterwards a student with Dr. Leaver, of Bath. He attended medical lectures at Castleton (Vt.) Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1841, and the same year settled at Jasper in the practice of'his profession, where he has continually resided since. For the first twelve years he traversed this country, attending to his calls on horseback, and in no case during his active life did he ever make a distinction with the rich or poor, but gave his services as freely when he did not ex- pect remuneration as when he would receive a merited fee. For many years Dr. Deck's ride extended distances of twenty-five miles around, and night and day he was found in the saddle, often denying himself of the rest and sleep which his mind and body demanded. Many inciden
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