Surgeons in colonial America were often barbers who used their cutting tools to perform surgery. Physicians were university trained. Midwives assisted women in childbirth.
Thomas Rix was born about 1622 in England He was the son of Robert Rix
He was in Salem as early as 1649. He was a barber surgeon.
His first wife was Margaret, the widow of Miles Ward.
Remember Rix (1650, died at birth),
Sarah Rix (1651, died as a baby)
Esther Rix (1653, died as a baby)
Thomas Rix (1655, married Abigail Intersoll)
James Rix (1657)
Margaret died on May 24, 1660.
He married Bridget Musket Fiske on September 3, 1661.
Theophelus Rix (1655)
Thomas spent his last days with his son James in Old Preston, Connecticut, where he died October 30, 1718. He was buried in the "Rixtown Cemetery" in Old Preston.
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts was settled in 1636. The first settlers called it Enon or Salem Village. It was officially set off from the Town of Salem on May 10, 1643.
Theophilus Rix was baptized on August 20, 1665 at the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts. His parents were Thomas Rix and Bridget Muskett.
He married Hannah Foster on May 11, 1709/10. Hannah was born November 22, 1673. Her father was William Foster.
