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family which has been prominent for a century and three- 

 quarters in the annals of Salem. He was born in Salem 

 October 8, 1796, and was the son of Joseph and Esther 

 Orne (Paine) Cabot, grandson of Joseph and Rebecca 

 (Orne) Cabot, great-grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth 

 (Higginson) Cabot, great-great-grandson of John and 

 Anna (Orne) Cabot. The last named ancestor, John 

 Cabot, came to Salem about the year 1702, from the Isle 

 of Jersey. After graduating from Harvard College, in 

 the class of 1815, he studied law for a while in the office 

 of Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, but. did not pursue the 

 study long. In 1829 he became President of the Asiatic 

 Bank, and so continued until his death, with brief inter- 

 vals while he was Bank Commissioner and during two 

 visits to Europe. Mr. Cabot took a deep interest in the 

 organization of the Harmony Grove Cemetery Corpora- 

 tion in 1840, and was a Trustee and President until his 

 decease. He was also long a President of the Salem Sav- 

 ings Bank, and for many years on one of its most impor- 

 tant committees. For several years he was President of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and was noted 

 for his enlightened interest in, and taste for, horticultural 

 and kindred pursuits. In 1843 and 1844 he served as an 

 Alderman of the city, and in 1845-6-7 and 8, he was the 

 Mayor of Salem, performing the duties with great effi- 

 ciency and success. Mr. Cabot was twice married ; first, 

 August 2, 1843, to Martha, Laurens Stearns, of Wor- 

 cester, who died April 21, 1844; and secondly, March 3, 

 1852, to Susan Burley Howes (daughter of the late 

 Frederick Howes, Esq.), who survives him. The de- 

 ceased was a very companionable and courteous gentle- 

 man, and his financial skill was constant y at the service 

 of his fellow citizens. 



Edward Brooks Peirson, M+ D., one of our most 



