Dr Fred Eugene LADD

  General Notes:

Note from Don Lambert: The following is a word by word copy of my Grandfather's obit published in the Brockton MA Enterprise in 1938, date unknown.

Dr F.E.Ladd
Dies IN N.H.
At Age Of 67

Dr. Fred Eugene Ladd, for many years a resident of this city, who held the distinction of being a dentist, physician and a lawyer, also a graduate of the South Bend College of Optics died Thursday in Antrim, NH after being in failing health a long time. He was 67 years of age.

On account of ill health he had been making his home with a dear friend Arthur Frame in Antrim for about three years. Although his health had been failing, his passing comes as a shock to his dear ones and many friends.

He was a talented musician and played several brass instruments as well as the violin. Music was his pleasure and his hobby. For a time he conducted the Y.M.C.A. orchestra. He also played the cornet in bands including the former Harlow's band, Burke's band and the North Easton band.

Passes Medical Board
Dr Ladd passed the Massachusetts medical board and was admitted to the practice of medicine in 1899 while he was in the third year of a four year course of study. He passed the Massachusetts dental board in 1901 and though busy with his medical and dental practice, he began the study of law, and diligently continued at it, notwithstanding the limited time permitted him for the study. He studied under direction of ex-city solicitor W.G.Rowe now Judge Rowe and tried cases in the Superior and lower courts in Plymouth county under power of attorney.

Dr Ladd was a graduate of the South Bend College of Optics, receiving his diploma in 1906. He took a special course of study during his four years at Tufts Medical School of which he was a graduate. He studied two years under the late Dr. Charles H. Foster, a former leading dentist of Brockton. He was also a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Boston finishing in 1902.

Dr Ladd was born in Dexter Maine in 1871, a son of Mr. and Mrs, Francis W. Ladd. The family moved to Brockton in 1879. In successfully passing the examination for the Massachusetts bar and being admitted to the practice of law in 1913, Dr.Ladd received many congratulations. At the age of 41 he had accomplished the unusual feat of passing three professional boards in Massachusetts, medical, dental,and legal. His success was especially unusual in view of the fact that he lacked early advantages, being compelled at the age 13, five years after his parents moved to Brockton to go to work in a local shoe factory, because of a serious injury to his father in a dynamite explosion.

When Dr.Ladd entered the shoe factory at Eaton and Terry at 13 he at once entered Brockton evening schools and continued as a pupil in them for five years. His leading studies were chemistry, natural philosophy and physics.

On Nov.23,1900 he took as his bride the former Alice Elliot who survives him. He leaves also two daughters Helen L.Ladd of Fall River and Pauline Ladd Lambert of the staff in the business office of the Brockton Daily Enterprise. A brother George Ladd of Everett and a grandson Donald Lambert.

He practiced dentistry and medicine in Brockton until 1926, when he went to Everett and continued his practice there until some years ago when he was obliged to retire on account of ill health. End of Obit.

Fred married Alice ELLIOT on 23 Nov 1899 in Claremont, Sullivan Co, NH. (Alice ELLIOT was born in 1880 and died in 1972.)