John Addison Fordyce was born on February 16, 1858, in Guernsey, Ohio, his father, John, was 49 and his mother, Mary, was 40. He was educated at Adrain College in Adrain, Michigan where he received his bachelor of arts degree. He then attended Northwestern Unviersity Medical College in 1881. He had one son and one daughter with Alice Dean Smith between 1889 and 1895. He died on June 4, 1925, in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 67, and was buried in Bronx, New York.
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1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wills, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: M653_969; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 803969 Ancestry Record 7667 #43300851
1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 199; Page: 68B; Enumeration District: 192 Ancestry Record 6742 #30282535
1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1045; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 1301; FHL microfilm: 1375058 Ancestry Record 7884 #19333624
1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 7, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1197; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 560 Ancestry Record 6061 #41794659
Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929: Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 [database on-line]. Original data: ?. Ancestry Record 7833 #44194
U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 1646; Volume #: Roll 1646 - Certificates: 48750-49125, 07 Jun 1921-08 Jun 1921 Ancestry Record 1174 #653930
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205170698/john-addison-fordyce: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for Dr John Addison Fordyce (16 Feb 1858–4 Jun 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #205170698, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Bobby Kelley (contributor 46959922).
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