CLASS OF 1862
Dr. George Henry Galbraith died of bronchitis at his home in Natrona, Pa., March 23, 1922.
He was born in Barnet, Vt., December 22, 1835, the son of John and Isabel (Gilfillan) Galbraith. He attended St. Johnsbury Academy, and attended medical lectures at the University of Vermont and at Dartmouth, graduating from the latter in the fall of 1861.
October 22, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Fifteenth Vermont Infantry. He was detailed on hospital duty a great part of his term of service, and was mustered out August 5, 1863.
After his discharge from military service he went to Tarentum, Pa., and practiced his profession there with his uncle, Dr. Thomas Galbraith, until 1866, when he removed to Natrona. He continued in practice there until his retirement a few years since. He had a large and successful practice, being for many years the trusted family physician over a large territory.
He was a lover of music, and for 25 years the choir leader in the First United Presbyterian church of Tarentum, during which time his choir gained a wide fame in western Pennsylvania .
May 29, 1866, Dr. Galbraith was married to Emily Rowe of Vermont, who died in 1870. July 30, 1872, he was married to Jane, daughter of William and Nancy (Harvey) Potts, who died April 6, 1916. Three sons and two daughters survive.
