Who is Dr. Beaumont?

William Beaumont was born to Samuel and Lucretia Beaumont inLebanon, Connecticut.^[1]In 1811 William trained to become a doctor through an apprenticeship with Dr. Truman Powell inSt. Albans, Vermont. From 1812 until 1815, Beaumont served as a surgeon's mate in the Army during theWar of 1812. After the war ended he started a private practice inPlattsburgh, New York, but by 1819 Beaumont had rejoined the Army as a surgeon. He was assigned a location atFort Mackinac. Beaumont took a leave in 1821, and married Deborah Green Platt in Plattsburgh, before returning to his post. Deborah was divorced from Nathaniel Platt, whose uncleZephaniah Plattfounded Plattsburgh after the beginning of the Revolutionary War.