| Birth | 28 Sep 1809 | Southampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Baptism | 19 Nov 1809 | Southampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Graduated | 1830 | Amherst College - Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Education | Aft 1830 | in the medical field - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia | | | |
| Occupation | 1836 | a doctor after completing his studies - Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida | | | |
| Marriage | Nov 1839 | New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina - Mary SIMMONS | | | |
| Occupation | 1840 - 1843 | planter - Gadsden County, Florida | | | |
| Residence | 1846 - 1880 | and practiced medicine - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Graduated | 1846 | Louisville Medical College - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | | | |
| Residence | 1847 | and practiced medicine - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Occupation | 1860 | a botanist that published a book "Flora of the Southern United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1861 | was prevented from returning North after the start of the Civil War and refused to serve in the army - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1865 | appointed U S collector of internal revenue - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1866 - 1869 | collector of customs for 3 years - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1880 | was a well known botanist publishing Flora of the Southern United States - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Retirement | 1880 | Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Graduated | 1886 | with an LL D degree form the University of North Carolina - North Carolina | | | |
| Residence | 1888 | Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Death | 6 Apr 1899 | of old age - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |
| Burial | Aft 6 Apr 1899 | in Chestnut Cemetery - Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida | | | |