Dr. Nicholas Bittinger Lane and Eliza Hetich

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Husband Dr. Nicholas Bittinger Lane ¹

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           Born: 15 Aug 1802 - near Funkstown, Franklin Co, PA 2
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         Father: Samuel Lane (Abt 1771-1853) 4
         Mother: Anna Barbara Bittinger (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 1824 5

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Wife Eliza Hetich ⁵

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         Father: Thomas Hetich (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Catharine Rudisill (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Catharine A. Lane ⁵

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         Spouse: Dr. James Hamilton (      -      ) 5

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2 F Sarah Hetich Lane ⁵

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3 F Maria Elizabeth Lane ⁵

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           Died: 7 Jul 1880 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 5
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4 M William Culbertson Lane, M.D. ⁶

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           Born: 1825 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: C. A. Wakeman (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1857 - Mendon, Adams Co, IL 8

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5 M Dr. Samuel G. Lane ⁹

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           Born: 26 Aug 1826 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Emily Beattes McLenegan (      -1885) 9
           Marr: 1860 10

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6 M Thomas H. Lane ⁵

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7 M Augustus H. Lane ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Nicholas Bittinger Lane

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He was educated with as much care, and as thoroughly as was possible, in the schools of the neighborhood and in the village of Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. An apt and diligent scholar, he imbibed a taste for learning which marked him through his life. John Flanigan, Esq., a noted man in the county, and one of the most popular and influential members of the Democratic party, taught him the science and art of surveying. In the spring of 1818 the young surveyor went to Chambersburg, and entered the office of Dr. Samuel D. Culbertson, as a medical student. Mr. Lane engaged most assiduously in the study of his chosen profession, and remained under the tuition of his eminent master until his graduation at the University of Pennsylvania in the spring of 1822, before he had completed his twentieth year. The faculty of the University complimented his thesis, the title of which was "An Account of an Epidemic which prevailed in Franklin County, Penn., in 1821," by causing its publication in the American Medical Recorder, of Philadelphia, a periodical of the highest character, edited by an association of the most distinguished medical gentlemen of the day. After receiving instructions in dentistry, from a prominent dentist in Philadelphia, the young physician began the practice of medicine in Chambersburg. In 1824 he formed a partnership with Dr. Alexander T. Dean, one of the most accomplished physicians of the State, and one of the most acceptable contributors to the medical journals of Philadelphia, then the center of medical education and culture in the country. Dr. Dean removing to Harrisburg, Dr. Lane became a member of the firm of Lane, Bain & Culbertson. This triple association was, however, of short duration, being dissolved by the return of Dr. Bain to Baltimore and the final abandonment by Dr. Culbertson of the profession. With the exception of a residence of a very few months in Pittsburgh, whence he removed in 1841, Dr. Lane continued the practice of medicine in Chambersburg until he was stricken, in 1852, with the fatal malady of which he died.
Throughout his life he was a sedulous student, and was fully abreast the foremost in the files of his profession in acquirement. In general literature he was more than ordinarily accomplished. A fluent and easy conversationalist, he wrote with force, ease and elegance. As a practitioner he was careful, but resolute. He knew what to do, and did it accurately and with skill. He loved his profession and did it honor, and, in return, was himself honored and beloved by his large and respectable clientage. In person he was strikingly handsome; in his manners, he was dignified and modest, and his nature was mild, trusting and affectionate. He took a lively interest in the affairs of his community, and in National and State politics. His religious convictions were embodied in the Augsburg Confession, and his political faith, like that of his father, was represented by Henry Clay.

1 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 659, 861.

2 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 659.

3 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 660, 862.

4 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 658, 861.

5 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 660.

6 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 660, 861.

7 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 861.

8 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 862.

9 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 660, 697.

10 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 661.