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he moved with his parents to Andover, Mass., in 1806, 

 and grew to manhood working at farming and shoe mak- 

 ing until 25 years of age, when he became a shoe manu- 

 facturer and was connected with the shoe business until 

 1867, when he retired. He went to England several 

 times and there became acquainted with George Peabody, 

 Esq., and was afterwards named by him as a life trustee 

 of the Peabody Institute. " The Danvers Mirror," after 

 a long notice of his death, says, " Many have died richer, 

 but none more thoroughly respected. No man will be 

 more missed and none will be longer remembered. His 

 monument is everywhere where the numberless trees 

 which he was instrumental in setting out are growing 

 yearly more and more beautiful. In them he has left a 

 precious legacy to us and future generations which no 

 money can buy. It was the great pleasure of his declin- 

 ing years to have seen the development of these noble 

 trees from the bare sticks which he had placed in the 

 ground.'' He joined the Society more than thirty years 

 ago. 



Charles P. Preston, of Danvers, whose death has 

 been previously noticed at the head of this memoriam, 

 became a member in 1819, serving -on committees after- 

 wards. Elected trustee in 1856, and serving four years 

 until elected Secretary, which position he filled for a 

 quarter of a century. 



John Atkinson, of Gloucester, died Feb. 21, 1887, 

 aged 83 yrs., 9 mos., 8 days. He was a wheelwright by 

 trade ; of business integrity and exemplary character, 

 possessing such a disposition as made him a favorite Avith 

 all who knew him. He was a member of the Cape Ann 

 Horticultural Society from its organization, and was 

 interested in small fruit culture. He became a member 

 of this society in 1872. 



Epes W. Merchant, of Gloucester, died June 14, 

 1887, aged 83 years, 24 days. " In his early life he fol- 

 lowed the fisheries, which he left on arriving of age to 



