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Son of Dr. Philemon and Abigail (Trott) Tracy of Norwich, CT. Graduated from Yale College in 1816 where he studied medicine. Lived in the family homestead until his death in 1871. His brother, Albert Haller Tracy, references him in a letter to William Henry Seward, dated May 08, 1832 in which he describes his brother's bouts of depression.

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Son of Dr. Philemon and Abigail (Trott) Tracy of Norwich, CT. Graduated from Yale College in 1816 where he studied medicine. Lived in the family homestead until his death in 1871. His brother, Albert Haller Tracy, references him in a letter to William Henry Seward, dated May 08, 1832 in which he describes his brother's bouts of depression.

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Book or Monograph Title: 
A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 1
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Benjamin Tinkham Marshall
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New York, NY
Publisher Name: 
Lewis Historical Publishing Company
Year: 
1922
Start Page: 
381
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Source Citation Book Title: Tracy Genealogy : ancestors and descendants of Lieutenant Thomas Tracy of Norwich, Connecticut : 16 Description Title: Tracy Genealogy : ancestors and descendants of Lieutenant Thomas Tracy of Norwich, Connecticut : 16 Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Source Description This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.
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Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.