Background
Francis Paddock was born in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York on September 15, 1814. He was the eldest of six children and took his education seriously from an early age, starting to teach at age seventeen. He attended Fairfield Medical College with the goal of becoming a physician. Fairfield Medical College was the first medical school west of the Hudson River. He later received an appointment with Dr. Hamilton of Auburn, allowing him to pursue his medical endeavors.
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