Dr. Eleazar Parmly (1797-1874)

M.D., D.D.S., Pioneer Dentist, of New York City

He was educated in Montreal. He moved to England during the War of 1812 and having studied dentistry under his older brother, Levi, returned to America and set up practice in New York. The Parmly family were pioneers of dental surgery in the United States. In November, 1826, the enterprising young dentist had knocked on the door of the White House to offer his services to a grateful John Quincy Adams: "Dr. Parmely presented himself as a dentist and I took the opportunity to have a decayed tooth drawn. He also scaled off the tartar which has been for years collecting upon my lower front teeth, and urged the drawing of another - the consideration of which I postponed till tomorrow... Dr. Parmely came and completed his operations upon my teeth. He declined taking pay, but asked me for a recommendation. He is going soon to Charleston, S.C."

Parents (2)

Eleazer Parmly

of Painesville, Ohio

1765-1825

Hannah (Spear) Parmly

Mrs Hannah (Spear) Parmly

1767-1826

Spouse (1)

Anna (Smith) Parmly

Mrs Anna Maria Valk (Smith) Parmly

1802-1857

Children (7)

Dr. Ehrick Parmly

D.D.S., Dentist, of New York City

1830-1907

Anna (Parmly) Rossiter

Mrs Anna Ehrick (Parmly) Rossiter

1830-1856

Mary (Parmly) Ward

Mrs Mary Montagu (Parmly) Ward

1831-1913

Julia (Parmly) Billings

Mrs Julia (Parmly) Billings

1835-1914

Eleazer Montagu Parmly

Died in childhood

1838-1842

Louisa Cotton Parmly

Died unmarried

1840-1869

Samuel Wheelock Parmly