Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Fries, Samuel S.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Doylestown A-L


SAMUEL S. FRIES physician, P.O. Doylestown, was born in 
Chester county, Pa., March 19, 1828, and is a son of John 
and Christiana (Wise) Fries, both former residents of Bucks 
county.  His parents moved to Chester county about 1800, 
where his father followed farming until his death, in 1861.  
He had nine children, four living:  George, Samuel S., Maria 
and Sophia.  Our subject was reared on a farm, attending the 
schools, at the same time, until he was 19 years of age; he 
then taught the Friends' school at Willistown, Chester 
county, for one term; he then joined the army, and went to 
Mexico, and served in the war of 1847 and 1848.  On his 
return, he  taught school one term at Mount Pleasant 
seminary, Chester county; he then went to Pittsburgh, where 
he taught for three years, at the same time studying 
medicine with Dr. George Whitesell.  He then attended 
lectures at the Jefferson College at Philadelphia, after 
which he practiced medicine five years in Chester county.  
He then removed to Philadelphia, where he kept a store and 
manufactured.  At the breaking out of the civil war, he 
enlisted in company A, 4th regiment P. V., and served three 
months, after which he enlisted in the regular army for five 
years, and was immediately appointed hospital steward U. S. 
army, and placed upon the medical staff of Hays, the great 
Arctic explorer, where he served about two years; he was 
then ordered to report for duty, on board the ship "Marcia 
C. Day;" under sealed orders, she cruised in southern waters 
for some time, and lay at anchor in Hampton Roads for three 
months; he was relieved from duty on ship board, and ordered 
to report for duty at Nicetown Hospital, from there ordered 
to Beverly Hospital, N. J., and from there to Whitehall 
Hospital below Bristol; was on duty here until the 25th of 
August, 1865, when, at his own request, he received orders 
from General Grant to be mustered out of the service; but, 
at the request of the surgeon-in-charge, remained three 
months to close up and settle the affairs of the hospital.  
He then came to Doylestown, and bought a property near Judge 
Chapman, where he lived about two years.  He then moved to 
Milford, Del., where he bought a farm, and remained about a 
year.  In 1871 he bought the farm where he now lives.  He 
has been three times married; first, to Martha Richards, by 
whom he had one child, William. He was married in 1866 to 
Jennie Hill, no children; again married in 1871 to Lizzie 
Raike, by whom he has two children:  Laura M. and Bertie R.  
Dr. Fries is a member of the Masonic order, and also of the 
Grand Army of the Republic.