MSA440(a)aol.com wrote:
1805....NL .."Much of the island has been inoculated against
smallpox since Dr. John Clinch administered one of the first
vaccinations in North America at Trinity Bay in 1798. Four years
later, Clinch wrote: "I began by inoculating my own children and
went on with this salutary work till I had inoculated 700 persons.
Newfoundlanders can thank an old school buddy of Clinch's, Dr.
Edward Jenner, who invented the vaccination in London. Jenner
found that fluid from cows infected with cowpox prevented smallpox
with injected in himans. He told Clinch about his findings, and
sent him threads of vaccine."
There might be a connection.
Altho Joseph CAMPBELL (1748 - 1822) and Mary HARPER (1749 - 1844) had 8
children, all their descendants presently subscrived to this list
descend from only 4 of the 8 children (2 of the eight were childless):
Sarah CAMPBELL (1777 - 18xx) m. Samuel HAZLETT;
Jane CAMPBELL (1792 - 1832) m. John HAZLETT (brother of Sam);
Joseph CAMPBELL (1793 - 1864) m. Ann CLINCH; or
James CAMPBELL (1798 - 1865) m. Mary BLACKWELL (Ann's half-sister).
Now, Ann CLINCH Campbell (1804 - 1872), was the only child of Thomas
CLINCH (1778 - 1805). Thanks to Cousin Cornelia BUCK Key, I have some
copies a silouette of Thomas. Thomas had a brother, John CLINCH, b.
1785, who is too young to be the Dr. Clinch in the quote. Thomas'
father was also a John CLINCH. I don't have any dates for him, except
his marriage in 1776 in Avening, Gloucestershire. All of "father"
John's eight children were born or christened in Avening -- with the
possible exception of #7, Charles, b. 1793.
We have no reason to think the elder John CLINCH ever left England or
was a professional -- but we can't 100% rule it out. Ann's having an
Uncle John and a Grandfather John may increase the probably that the
Newfoundland physician was a relative, or be just a coincidence, because
'John ' is a popular name.
One possibility is that Dr. CLINCH was a CLINCH from Avening and was
related to Ann. Another possibility is that Dr. CLINCH belonged to the
Clinches from Tewksbury. The Avening and Tewksbury CLINCHes have long
been separate lines, at least since the Norman Conquest.