Interred 9/18/1946
Mrs. Medora (Robbins) Crosby, 85, former state president of the Daughters of 1812 and widow of Edward Harold Crosby, for many years dramatic critic for the Boston Post, died yesterday at her home, 2030 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington.
Long prominent in patriotic societies, Mrs. Crosby was a descendent of the earliest settlers in Lexington. 50 of the 125 Minute Men who took part in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, were blood relations of hers. Her great-great-grandfather, Joshua Simonds, fired the first shot in the battle.
She was formerly Regent of Lexington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and a life member of the Paul Revere Chapter, daughters of the American Revolution, the Boston Society and the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. She was a national chairman of the committee for the Daughters of 1812 for the restoration of the Frigate Constitution.
At one time Mrs. Crosby on a trip to England with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, was entertained at tea in Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria. Her diary of this trip was later published in book form. Mrs. Crosby had written for the magazine "Theater."
Mrs. Medora (Robbins) Crosby, 85, former state president of the Daughters of 1812 and widow of Edward Harold Crosby, for many years dramatic critic for the Boston Post, died yesterday at her home, 2030 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington.
Long prominent in patriotic societies, Mrs. Crosby was a descendent of the earliest settlers in Lexington. 50 of the 125 Minute Men who took part in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, were blood relations of hers. Her great-great-grandfather, Joshua Simonds, fired the first shot in the battle.
She was formerly Regent of Lexington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and a life member of the Paul Revere Chapter, daughters of the American Revolution, the Boston Society and the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. She was a national chairman of the committee for the Daughters of 1812 for the restoration of the Frigate Constitution.
At one time Mrs. Crosby on a trip to England with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, was entertained at tea in Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria. Her diary of this trip was later published in book form. Mrs. Crosby had written for the magazine "Theater."
Interred 9/18/1946
Mrs. Medora (Robbins) Crosby, 85, former state president of the Daughters of 1812 and widow of Edward Harold Crosby, for many years dramatic critic for the Boston Post, died yesterday at her home, 2030 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington.
Long prominent in patriotic societies, Mrs. Crosby was a descendent of the earliest settlers in Lexington. 50 of the 125 Minute Men who took part in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, were blood relations of hers. Her great-great-grandfather, Joshua Simonds, fired the first shot in the battle.
She was formerly Regent of Lexington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and a life member of the Paul Revere Chapter, daughters of the American Revolution, the Boston Society and the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. She was a national chairman of the committee for the Daughters of 1812 for the restoration of the Frigate Constitution.
At one time Mrs. Crosby on a trip to England with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, was entertained at tea in Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria. Her diary of this trip was later published in book form. Mrs. Crosby had written for the magazine "Theater."
Mrs. Medora (Robbins) Crosby, 85, former state president of the Daughters of 1812 and widow of Edward Harold Crosby, for many years dramatic critic for the Boston Post, died yesterday at her home, 2030 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington.
Long prominent in patriotic societies, Mrs. Crosby was a descendent of the earliest settlers in Lexington. 50 of the 125 Minute Men who took part in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, were blood relations of hers. Her great-great-grandfather, Joshua Simonds, fired the first shot in the battle.
She was formerly Regent of Lexington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and a life member of the Paul Revere Chapter, daughters of the American Revolution, the Boston Society and the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. She was a national chairman of the committee for the Daughters of 1812 for the restoration of the Frigate Constitution.
At one time Mrs. Crosby on a trip to England with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, was entertained at tea in Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria. Her diary of this trip was later published in book form. Mrs. Crosby had written for the magazine "Theater."
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