SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN FARMINGTON
By: Karen Ru
DR. ELI TODD
Dr. Eli Todd was an enormous help to the Farmington community. He was the son of a New Haven Merchant who died when he was seven. He was a honors graduate of Yale and worked as an apprentice for Dr. Ebenezer Beardsley. Dr. Todd began his own practice when he was 21 in Farmington, CT and gained love and respect from the wealthy class. When creating the Smallpox Hospital with his partner Theodore Wadsworth, he was the brain and energy for the Todd-Wadsworth Smallpox Hospital.
How was Eli Todd part of the Farmington Community?
Eli Todd was one of Farmington's most respected and loved doctors. He was praised by the wealthy. He is most known for giving smallpox variolation procedures and making the Harford Retreat for the Insane. In 1801, he put newspaper advertisements that offered variolations at other facilities other than the Todd-Wadsworth Smallpox Hospital. He did not only work with Theodore Wadsworth, but also with various other partners. Dr. Todd was also one of the founders of the Hartford County and Connecticut Medical Society.
Family
Eli Todd had two sisters named Polly and Eunice. Eli Todd married a woman named Rachel Hills. Eli's parents were Michael Todd and Mary Rowe. His dad Michael was also married to Eunice Peck and had a son named Michael. Eli's dad had two brothers named Charles and Eli and a sister named Mary. Their parents were Mary Dickerman and Michael Todd.
Todd Family Tree
