DR. MATHIAS LORD

Main Cemetery -- Area E
Lot 303 -- Westside

Mathias Lord was born on April 16, 1839 in Mendon, NY. to Nathaniel and Huldah who were wealthy farmers. According to 1840 census, the farm was worth about $6,000 which was considered a lot of money. Mathias attended New York medical college and was trained as a surgeon.

He enlisted in the army and was mustered in the Union Army’s 140th NY infantry in Albany, NY. He saw and was involved in some very heavy fighting as Dr. Lord served at Gettysburg, as well as at the Fall of Petersburg, Chancellorsville, and at the Appomattox Court House. He spent considerable time within the Confederate lines caring for their injured. In one of his letters to the Rochester newspaper, he reported that almost all of the rebel soldiers were wounded on the arms, head and chest while most of the union men were wounded in the legs – an interesting fact but due to what reason?

After his discharge, Dr. Lord became superintendent of the Monroe County Insane Asylum. He served in this position for eighteen years before it became a state institution.

Mathias Lord died in November 1916 and is buried here in Pittsford Cemetery, beside his two wives. Dr. Lord was highly regarded as a caring, honest man who helped many people with physical problems as well as mental ones no matter what political side they espoused.