Dr. John McClellan and Eleanor Bell McCulloh

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Husband Dr. John McClellan ¹

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           Born: 12 Aug 1762 1
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         Father: John McClelland (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Sidney Roddy (      -      ) 2

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Wife Eleanor Bell McCulloh ¹

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1 F Sidney E. McClellan ¹

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           Born: 12 Feb 1812 1
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           Died: 15 May 1886 1
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         Spouse: John B. McLanahan (1796-1877) 3
           Marr: 21 Dec 1840 1

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2 M Robert M. McClellan ¹

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3 M William McLellan ⁴

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         Spouse: Ellen Cheney (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John McClellan

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He began the practice of his profession at Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1788, and became one of the most eminent surgeons of his time. Some of his operations are part of the history of American surgery. In 1803 he successfully performed the hazardous operation of the removal of the parotid gland, the first case on record.

Although Dr. McClellan was never a resident of Chambersburg, yet, living so near it and visiting it so often, professionally, as he did, and exercising so large an influence over its medical affairs, we may speak of him among the prominent physicians of the town. Dr. McClellan was a native of Franklin County, and was brought up near the place where his long and useful life was spent. At an early age he went to Philadelphia and began the study of medicine in the office of the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the most illustrious names in American history. Dr. McClellan remained in the office of his distinguished preceptor for nearly three years, during which time he also attended the lectures delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, and, in due time, received from that institution, then the only medical school in America, the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, as, at that date, the degree of M. D. was not yet conferred by the university on its graduates. After the completion of his pupilage under Dr. Rush, he received from him the following flattering testimonial:
I do hereby certify that Dr. John McClellan hath studied Physic under my care as an apprentice near three years, during which time he hath diligently and punctually attended all the Medical Lectures given in the University; also the Pennsylvania Hospital. He hath since undergone the usual examination, public and private, and hath entitled himself, with reputation, to a Degree in Medicine. I beg leave to recommend him as a gentleman of abilities and knowledge in his profession\emdash of great integrity\emdash of amiable manners\emdash and of irreproachable moral character. He carries with him not only the esteem of his preceptors in Physic, but of all who have known him in the course of his studies.
BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D.,
Professor of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April 30th, 1788.
The same year in which Dr. McClellan received this flattering recommendation he settled in Greencastle, and unremittingly practiced his arduous and exacting profession for the long period of fifty-eight years. For ten or twelve years before his death he partially withdrew from the general labors of the profession, and devoted his time particularly to the more intricate duties of a physician' s life, such as consultations and the more important surgical operations.
Dr. McClellan was a man of sound judgment, and thoroughly acquainted with medical science in its widest range. He was, of course, a judicious and successful practitioner. He had, however, an especial fondness for the practice of surgery, for which his steady hand and firm nerve and extensive knowledge of anatomy admirably fitted him. He was a bold and dextrous operator, and, among others, successfully performed most of the more difficult and hazardous operations of the art. In private life Dr. McClellan was kind, courteous and unaffected. His manners were hearty and sympathetic, and his fine moral character and great professional ability made him one of Franklin County's greatest and most esteemed citizens.

1 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 143.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 91.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 141.

4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 256.