John Frelinghuysen Talmage

John Frelinghuysen Talmage I
Born	March 11, 1833 Somerville, New Jersey
Died	June 30, 1897 (aged 64) Rye, New York
Alma mater	Rutgers College
Spouse(s)	Margaret Hunt (m. 1863–81)
Children	4
Parent(s)	Thomas Talmage Sophia Van Vechten

John Frelinghuysen Talmage I, AM, MD (March 11, 1833 – June 30, 1897) was a New Jersey homeopath in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He was a consulting physician to the Brooklyn Homeopathic Hospital.^[2]

Early life

Talmage was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on March 11, 1833, to Thomas Talmage (b. 1799) and Sophia Van Vechten (b. 1801).^[3] He was named after his mother's older brother-in-law, General John Frelinghuysen (1776–1833). His maternal grandfather was Michael Van Vechten and great grandfather was Dirck Van Vechten. His paternal uncle was Samuel K. Talmage, president of Oglethorpe University.^[1] His first cousins were Thomas De Witt Talmage and John Van Nest Talmage. Another cousin was Thomas G. Talmage, the mayor of Brooklyn in 1845.^[3]

Talmage was raised on his father's farm, and attended the local academy. He was then tutored by his father's pastor and friend, the Reverend T. W. Chambers of New York, who lived in Somerville, New Jersey.^[1] John attended Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, for the second term of his sophomore year, and graduated in 1852.^[1][2] His diploma was signed by the then president of Rutgers, Theodore Frelinghuysen, the son of his namesake.^[3] For six months Talmage pursued his medical studies in Huntsville, Alabama, and then attended a series of lectures in the medical department of the City University of New York.

Career

He served in the Civil War in the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment under General Jeremiah Vanderbilt Meserole (?-1881).^[2]

Personal life

On September 23, 1863, he married Margaret A. Hunt (1845–1881), daughter of Thomas Hunt, an attorney who was considered one of the merchant princes of New York.^[3] Their children were:

• Lillian Talmage (b. 1865), who married U.S. Representative John Murray Mitchell (1858–1905)
• Thomas Hunt Talmage (1866–1895),^[4] who married Mary Van Winkle Ketcham (1869–1965)^[5]
• Edward Taylor Hunt Talmage (1867–1922), who married Mary Bill Prentice (1871–1964).^[6]
• John Freylinghuysen Talmage II (1875–1943)^[7]

She died in 1881.^[2] He later married Louise Thaine.^[1]

He died on June 30, 1897, in Rye, New York.^[2][8][9]

Descendants

His grandson, Edward T. H. Talmage (d. 1964) was a governor of the New York Stock Exchange^[10] and his great-grandson, Edward T. H. Talmage (b. 1920), married Alida Douglas Robinson (1915–1994) in 1971. She was the daughter of Theodore Douglas Robinson (1883–1934) and grandniece of both Theodore Roosevelt, through her father, and Franklin Roosevelt, through her mother.^[11]

References

1. Egbert Cleave (1873). Cleave's Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons. John Frelinghuysen Talmage was born on a pleasant hill-side, called Mont Verd, near Somerville, N. J., on March 11th, 1833, and was named after his mother's brother-in-law, the late General John Frelinghuysen. ... His preparatory education was begun in the Academy in the village, and completed under the personal tuition of his father's pastor and friend, the Rev. T. W. Chambers, D. D., of New York, who at that time was settled in Somerville. ...
2. Arthur White Talmadge (1909). The Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage genealogy. Higginson Book Co. pp. 205–206. Dr. John Frelinghuysen Talmage. He was born at Mont Verd, Somerville, N. J., March 11, 1833, and died at Rye, N. Y., June 30, 1897. He married Maggie Hunt, daughter of Thomas Hunt, of New York, September 23, 1863. She died July 7, 1881. ... Dr. John F. Talmage was one of the best known physicians of Brooklyn; he graduated from Rutgers 1852, and after teaching school and being an instructor in an Alabama college, he studied medicine and graduated from the University Medical College 1859. He was an assistant to and later succeeded Dr. Hull in his large practice. He served in the Civil War in the 11th N. Y. under Messerole. He was consulting physician to the Brooklyn Homeopathic Hospital and was a member of the Hamilton and Brooklyn Clubs of Brooklyn, N. Y.
3. Pelletreau, William; Ross, Peter (1903). History of Long Island: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. New York and Chicago: Lewis. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
4. "Thomas Talmage". www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
5. Cutter, William Richard (1913). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. New York: Lewis historical publishing Company. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
6. T.V.F.T.H. "Edward Taylor Hunt Talmage". www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
7. "John F. Talmage". www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
8. "John Frelinghuysen Talmage". New York Times. July 1, 1897. Retrieved 2010-05-12. Dr. John Frelinghuysen Talmage of 155 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, ... Gen. John Frelinghuysen. His father was Thomas Talmage ...
9. "John Frelinghuysen Talmage". New York Times. July 3, 1897. Retrieved 2010-05-12. John Frelinghuysen Talmage, M. D., in his sixty-fourth year. Funeral services will be held at-his late residence, 157 Joralemon St., Brooklyn, ...
10. "EDWARD T. H. TALMAGE". The New York Times. 29 June 1964. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
11. Special To The New York Times (3 January 1971). "Mrs. Alida Sage to Be Married In Spring to E. T. H. Talmage Jr.". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2016.