The following note appeared in The Class of sixty-one, Yale College-1864:

John Edward Marsh,was born in Rahway, N.J., Aug. 17tb, 1840, and left College in Aug.,1858, since which time he has resided mainly in Europe, spending a year at Freiburg studying the language and attending lectures at the University. He then became a student of Philosophy at the Royal University in Munich, and remained there until the Summer of 1861, when he became connected with the College of France, in Paris. Since Dec., 1863, he has been traveling, and recently returned home, but expects soon to leave for Europe again for the purpose of continuing his studies.

The following was extracted from the book History of The Oranges to 1921, vol. IV:

John Edward Marsh was born in Rahway, August 17, 1840, and died at his city home, the Wyoming apartments, Seventh avenue and Fifty-fifth street, New York, March 2, 1914, in his seventy-fourth year. He was prepared for college under the elder Bishop Doane, later entering Yale University, but leaving before completing his course, in order to go abroad, receiving the degree Ph. D. from Jena University in 1868. He remained abroad several years, engaged in scientific work with Professor Liebeg, then in 1876 returned to the United States and re-established his permanent home at the homestead estate in Rahway. From that time until his death he devoted himself largely to scientific and genealogical research, amassing a great deal of data which he bequeathed to the New Jersey Historical Society, of which he was an honored member. He had intended to publish a work on family genealogy, but did not accomplish his purpose. He was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Society of Colonial Wars, and the New York Genealogical and the New Jersey Historical societies. He married Caroline A. Capron, who survives him, daughter of Seth M. Capron, and granddaughter of Seth Capron, who was the youngest aide on the personal staff of General Washington. Two children were born to John E. and Caroline A. (Capron) Marsh: Charles Capron, of East Orange, of further mention; and Frieda L., wife of Frederick Young, of New York.