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Comfort Starr
English physician, 1589–1659 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comfort Starr (6 July 1589 – 2 January 1659) was a 17th-century English physician who emigrated to the Thirteen Colonies. He was one of the founders of Harvard College, serving as a member of the earliest incarnation of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
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Comfort Starr | |
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![]() Starr's headstone in Boston | |
Born | (1589-07-06)6 July 1589 |
Died | 2 January 1659(1659-01-02) (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Resting place | King's Chapel Burying Ground Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Watts
(m. 1613; died 1658) |
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