Fred Fernald, M.D., Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
From: Bill Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

Surname: FERNALD
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 1175

   FRED FERNALD, M. D., the leading physician and surgeon of the town
of Nottingham, was born in this town September 17, 1874, a son of John E.
and Sarah A. (Thompson) Fernald. His immigrant ancestors came to this
country from England, settling in Portsmouth, N. H. John E. Fernald, the
doctor's œather, was born in Nottingham, N. H., in 1830 and died in 1895.
He was a well known and respected citizen, and, although not caring for pub-
lic office, did at one time accept that of selectman and served efficiently. His
wife Sarah, born December 12, 1833, is still living and resides in Nottingham.
Fred Fernald was the youngest of the five children born to his parents.
He attended the public schools of Northwood and was graduated from the
Seminary in 1895. Then, after two years spent at Bowdoin College, in 1898
he entered Baltimore Medical College, where he was graduated M. D. in 1900.
In 1903-4 he took post graduate work at the Johns Hopkins Medical College,
Baltimore. He then came to Nottingham and opened an office, and has since
remained here, having built up a large practice. He is a member of the
County. State and National Medical Societies, and was president of the
Rockingham County Medical Society in 1913. For the last sixteen years he
has been a member of the local board of health. He is a close student and
keeps well abreast of his profession in its various branches. His professional
ability and genial manners have made him one of the most popular physi-
cians in the county.
   Dr. Fernald was married, December 29, 1904, to Elizabeth W., daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Cilley, of Nottingham, and he and his wife are
the parents of six children-Elizabeth CiI1ey, Josephine, Frederick Long-
fellow, Mary Louise, Joseph Nealley and John Thompson Fernald. The
three eldest are attending the public schools of Nottingham. Mrs. Fernald is
a member and was the first regent of the Else Cilley Chapter of Nottingham,
D. A. R. Dr. Fernald is a republican in politics and he and his wife and
family affi1iate with the Universalist church.

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