Crosby, Medora Robbins, 1865-1946

Medora Robbins Crosby was from New York City. Born in 1865, she married Edward Harold Crosby (1859-1934), dramatic critic in Boston, and spent the rest of her life in the Boston area. She shared an interest in the theater, writing for the magazine "Theater."

She was the Massachusetts state president of the Daughters of 1812, with a great deal of pride regarding her ties to the American Revolution. She claimed 50 of the 125 Minute Men who took part in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, were blood relations of hers, and her great-great-grandfather, Joshua Simonds, fired the first shot in the battle. Crosby served as 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.

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.