1748 J. Eliot 5 There are three Kinds, viz. Thick Swamp, Boggy Meadow, and smooth, even, shaking Meadow; this last sort is called Cramberry Marsh.
1832 21 Jan. 1/1 She had a harsh face, like a cranberry marsh all spread with spots of white and red, as if she had the measles.
1845 C. M. Kirkland 127 A cranberry-marsh about half an hour from the village.
1924 C. C. Deam 278 We have records of cranberry marshes as far south as Warren County.