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County of Kent, England, in 1630, as a grantee of the entailed 

 estate of Kent's Island, and was the oldest representative of the 

 name in Newbury. 



In his younger days he was a skilled mechanic, and was one 

 of three Newbury men, (John Dummer and Paul Moody being 

 the other two) , who built the first machinery in the new city of 

 Lowell. 



Half a century ago he was Captain of a Cavalry Company in 

 the Massachusetts Militia, and at the time of the " Aroostook 

 War" was called out by the Governor, and held his command in 

 readiness thirty days at Col. Savory's tavern in New Rowley, 

 now called Georgetown. 



He was a practical farmer owner of a respectable estate, and 

 was one of the few men, who by shrewd speculations, turned 

 the Newbury silver fever to his material advantage, 



Josiah Crosby, of North Andover, died in Lawrence in 1889, 

 aged — years, became a member of this Society in 1840, receiv- 

 ing an award the same year for a milch cow. He has served as 

 Trustee of the Society several years, first in 1853, and was 

 often on committee, many times as Chairman, and his reports 

 on stallions in 1854, '56, are worthy of note. 



James Marsh, of Peabody, died Feb. 11, 1889, at the 

 ripe age of 85 years and 11 months; has been a member 

 since 1847. 



He was a marked type of a thorough and progressive farmer, 

 a man who cultivated well and made selection, on his lands, of 

 the best to cultivate. 



He was not satisfied with average crops, but aimed for larger 

 harvests and got them. His buildings met the needs of his 

 farm, and his name will go down in the history of the county, 

 as one of the raisers of. sheep until within a short time of his 

 decease, cows and the usual proportion of horses was among 

 his live stock. 



