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Obed Marsh is a character who was first featured in The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
Obed Marsh was a wealthy sea captain, patriarch of the elite Marsh family, and the founder of the Esoteric Order of Dagon. He was referred to by Zadok Allen as being the man who first summoned the Deep Ones to Innsmouth. In 1846, he was jailed after the towns bordering Innsmouth became suspicious of his crew. He died in 1878.
His grandson, Barnabas was referred to as Old Man March and owner of the Marsh refinery. Both men are ancestors of
Obed is an ancestor of the story narrator, Robert Olmstead.