Birth: 1761, Jul. 21
Death: 1836, Nov. 30
Occupation: doctor

Associated Counties

• Baltimore City
• Dorchester

Directories

Additional Information

• Dates: 1761-1836
  Notes:
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 64
• Dates: 1761-1836
  Notes: Born at Cambridge, Md., July 21, 1761. M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1783; Treasurer, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty, 1809-11; Consulting Physician, Baltimore Hospital, 1812. He was an “eminent and highly esteemed physician.” Died at Baltimore, November 30, 1836.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 322
• Dates: 1807/12/28
  Notes: Board of Regents of Medical College meets and organizes with Dr. George Brown as President, Solomon Birckhead as Treasurer, and James Cocke as Secretary. Dr. Davidge elected as Dean of the Faculty. Seven students this session (December 28).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 676
• Dates: 1812
  Notes: Commissioner, Board of Health
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 262
• Dates: 1812
  Notes: Legislature grants $5000 annually for three years to Drs. Smyth and Mackenzie, for completion of Maryland Hospital. Board of Visitors report hospital in good order, central building nearly completed, and accommodations provided for 100 patients. Dr. William Gibson, Consulting Surgeon and Drs. George Brown, Miles Littlejohn, John Coulter, J.C. White, John Crawford, Solomon Birckhead, Pierre Chatard, John Cromwell and Ashton Alexander Consulting Physicians.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 678
• Dates: 1812, Jan. 4
  Notes: “Legislature orders payment of $5000 annually for three years, to Drs. Mackenzie and Smyth for completing the buildings of the Public Hospital, of which Dr. Wm. Gibson was consulting surgeon, and Drs. Brown (Geo.), Littlejohn, Coulter, White (J.C.), Crawford, Birckhead (Sol.), Chatard (P.), Cromwell, and Alexander were consulting physicians. The Hospital is in good order, its capacity is 100 patients, the centre building nearly done (Report of Board of Visitors).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 26
• Dates: 1813
  Notes: BIRCKHEAD, Matilda, youngest dau. of Dr. Birckhead, died yesterday in her 14th year. (Baltimore Federal Gazette, 14 Sep. 1813).
  Source: Barnes, Robert, Marriages and Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers 1796-1816 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 27
• Dates: 1821
  Notes: Member, Board of Health (on special board)
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 262
• Dates: 1821/12/17
  Notes: “City appoint Doctors Birckhead, Coulter, Allender, Jennings and Baker, as a Board of Health, to assign vaccine physician to each ward to extirpate the smallpox, and thank the Faculty for the suggestion.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 31
• Dates: 1836
  Notes: “Dr. Solomon Birckhead ob. aet. 75.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 36
• Dates: 1836
  Notes: Deaths: Drs. J. Haines McCullough, Jr.; Wilson Waters, in Anne Arundel County, February 5, aet. 77; James Anderson, at Rockville, May 9, aet. 76; Charles Worthington, at Georgetown, September 10, aet. 79; John Woolford, in Somerset County, November 15, aet. 76; Solomon Birckhead, at Baltimore, November 30, aet. 75.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 694