He was born in Scotland around 1734. He was a surgeon's assistant in the British army led by Amherst and came to Quebec in 1760. Mabane served at the military hospital in the town of Quebec and also set up in private practice as a doctor there.
This passage describes the life of a Scottish physician who was born around 1734, served as a surgeon's assistant under Amherst in the British army, came to Quebec in 1760, worked at the military hospital in Quebec, and later established his own medical practice there.