. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . th and farmer, andwhere he died in 1830, four years after thedeath of his wife. Their children were Benja-min, born in 1802 ; Ii-eneus, born in 1805 ;Samuel, born in 1807 ; Isaiah, born March 26, WAYNE COUNTY. 537 1808, subject of this sketch ; Anna, burn in1810; Daniel C, born in 1811 ; Rebecca, bornin 1813; Micaiah, born in 1815; Abraham,born in 1817; Abigail, born in 1819, andJohu,born in 1821. Isaiah Scudder, a native of Roxbury, was inboyhood a diligent and studious scholar, in thedistrict school at home, which afforded him hise
. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . th and farmer, andwhere he died in 1830, four years after thedeath of his wife. Their children were Benja-min, born in 1802 ; Ii-eneus, born in 1805 ;Samuel, born in 1807 ; Isaiah, born March 26, WAYNE COUNTY. 537 1808, subject of this sketch ; Anna, burn in1810; Daniel C, born in 1811 ; Rebecca, bornin 1813; Micaiah, born in 1815; Abraham,born in 1817; Abigail, born in 1819, andJohu,born in 1821. Isaiah Scudder, a native of Roxbury, was inboyhood a diligent and studious scholar, in thedistrict school at home, which afforded him hisearly book-knowledge. He was fond of mathe- His mechanical genius has been turned to prac-tical account in the patented invention of machin-ery, which still boars his name. In the deepand abstruse subjects of scientific investigation,he has ever been an interested and critical stu-dent. He also seemed intuitively and naturallyto comprehend the subject of medicine and tobe able to diagnose disease, and although henever gave physic his regular attention, as a. <3^^^^^^-Qy^t^^^^ matics, in which he early became proficient, andhis love for the study has made it a pleasantrecreation from all the care and toil of an activebusiness life. His original manner of analyzingand solving, even the most intricate problems,has astonished and delighted college professorsand teachers of mathematical science. Theyhave long recognized him as being one of thebest mathematicians in Northern Pennsylvania. study, he practiced very successfully for manyyears among his friends gratuitously, and inconsequence thereof, was known as DoctorScudder. Inclining to a business, rather than a profes-sional life, at the age of eighteen, in 1826, heapprenticed himself to the veteran tanner, Pratt, of Prattsville, Greene County,Xew York, where he remained in that capacity WAYNE, PIKE AND MONROE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. until he had fully mastered the trade, and after-ward as a reliable and trusted foreman
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