MORRILL, HENRY E. – Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homoeopathic Physicians and Surgeons By E. Cleave

ORRILL,
HENRY E., M. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y., was born in Boston, Mass., Dec.
29th, 1813. His father, Micajoh Morrill, died when his son was but six
months old. Dr. Morrill’s early days were passed in Wilmington, Mass. At
the age of nine years he suffered from coxalgia, being confined to his
bed during one year. Dr. Jacob Bigelow, of Boston, successfully treated
the case and restored to his patient the perfect use of the limb. At ten
years of age, his stepfather dying, he was thrown upon his own
resources. At this tender age he was obliged to seek employment that
would furnish him a home. He commenced life on his own account as an
errand boy in the establishment of J. F. Bumstick & Co. His early
endeavors at a support were so successful, that in 1830 he was enabled
to enter Phillips’ Academy, Andover, where he prepared for college. In
1833, he was admitted to the university, where he acquitted himself with
credit, but his resources failing, he was compelled to leave. Going
South to Natchez, he spent two years in teaching a private family. His
success was such that the most flattering and tempting offers were made
to induce him to establish a ladies’ seminary. This he did under the
most favorable auspices. Just at the opening of this enterprise, the
yellow fever swept over the town, nearly decimating its population. His
young wife, to whom he had been married but six days, fell an early
victim to the cruel disease. A month later he was attacked by the fell
destroyer, which had carried off nearly all his wife’s family. He
recovered sufficiently to be removed to the North late in November. As
soon as his health was restored, he turned his attention to the study of
medicine, entering the office of Dr. Boyce, in Athens, O., as a student,
and subsequently attended lectures in Cincinnati, O. He completed his
studies in Philadelphia, where he graduated at the University of
Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1840.

     Removing to
Madisonville, a surburban town of Cincinnati, he commenced the practice
of medicine allopathically, and followed it up for several years.

     In 1847, he removed to
Brooklyn, L. L, and for eight years was engaged in the drug business, in
New York. During this time he turned his attention to the subject of homœopathy.
In 1858, he resumed the practice of medicine homœopathically, and has
been favored with a constantly growing and successful practice.

     Dr. Morrill is a member
of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s Church, and has enjoyed the intimate
friendship of that clergyman since boyhood. Dr. Morrill is in his
sixtieth year. It is feared that he will be obliged to abandon active
practice, being a great sufferer from phthisis pulmonalis, which has
been aggravated by two severe attacks of pneumonia. But he has labored
well in the field of homœopathy, and done much to advance the cause.

Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave