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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [318-319]

           JOSIAH BLACK, M.D., practicing physician at Sebewaing, was born
        Jan. 8, 1854, in Canada. His father, JAMES BLACK, was a native of
        Scotland and emigrated to Ontario, where he married MARIA AINSLIE.
        They are and have been residents of the Dominion since their mar-
        riage. They became the parents of six sons and two daughters.
           DR. BLACK obtained his elementary education in the common
        schools, which he attended until the age of 15 years. At 18 he
        entered a dry-goods store in the employment of his brother as a
        salesman, and followed the mercantile business for about five
        years, when he resolved to carry into execution a newly-formed
        project of studying medicine. He proceeded to Detroit, where he
        attended the Detroit Medical College two terms. He went thence to
        the Michigan College of Medicine, Detroit, where, after two terms
        of study, he was graduated, in the spring of 1881. He first entered
        upon the practice of his profession at Lapeer, where he continued
        two years. He opened an office at Sebewaing in July, 1882, and has
        since been engaged in a satisfactory and increasing business. For
        all the success and progress DR. BLACK has won, he is indebted
        solely to his own energy and persevering efforts. He began his
        conflict with fortune with empty hands, and is under no obligations
        save those which belong to his own manhood and which he has fully
        honored in his plans and their accomplishment. In political
        opinions and connections he is independent. He is a member of the
        Masonic fraternity, of the Knights of Maccabees and of Leamington
        Lodge, No. 140, I. O. O. F. (Ontario.) In connection with his
        professional practice, DR. BLACK is conducting a drug store.
           He was married in Canada, to ISABELL DUNCAN, and they have two
        children, — ELMER L. and BEATRICE I., born respectively Aug. 6,
        1878, and Jan. 28, 1880. ROBERT and MARY (GLENNEE) DUNCAN, the
        parents of MRS. BLACK, are natives of Scotland.

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