• Born: 26 Sep 1823, Calais VT
• Died: 4 Apr 1894, Binghamton NY

  General notes:

Jeweler, clock, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked in 1846-1852 as a jeweler, clock, and watchmaker in Roxbury MA

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Roxbury MA. Listed, with his brother, as a clockmaker.

• He worked in 1855-1875 as a jeweler, clock, and watchmaker in Newark NJ

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Newark NJ. Listed, with his brother, as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Newark NJ. Listed as a jeweler.

• He worked in 1876-1893 as a jeweler, clock, and watchmaker in Binghamton NY

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Binghamton NY. Listed as a jeweler.

• His obituary was published in the Herald and News on 5 Apr 1894 in Randolph VT. The First Watchmaker.
  Oliver B. Marsh, a leading jeweler of Binghampton, N.Y., died yesterday, aged 70 years. When the Howard Watch company was established at Roxbury, Mass., Mr. Marsh, who was one of its most trusted employees, made the first American watch, which is still in the possession of a son of the deceased, Frank Marsh of Waltham, Mass.