On 30 Jul 1738 when Sarah was 24, she first married
Dr. Ezekiel Hersey (35310) , son of
James Hersey (23 May 1682-19 Sep 1723) &
Mary Hawke (16836) (6 Jul 1685-3 Jul 1770), in Hingham, MA.
45 Born on 21 Sep 1709 in Hingham, MA.45 Ezekiel died in Hingham, MA, on 9 Dec 1770; he was 61.45 Education: Harvard 1728.
Ezekiel, his widow Sarah Derby, and his younger brother Dr. Abner Hersey all donated to Harvard to endow professorships resulting in endowed chairs of Anatomy and Suregery, Theory and Practice of Physic, and Surgery and Physic.
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