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James Otis 1692–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 January 1692

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 6 September 1754

Death Location: Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Joseph Otis

Mother: Dorothy Thomas

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In 1692, James Otis entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Joseph Otis And Dorothy Thomas. James Otis passed away in 1754 in Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1692, James Otis entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Joseph Otis And Dorothy Thomas.
  • James Otis passed away in 1754 in Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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James Otis's Ancestors

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James Otis
1692–1754
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Otis
1665–1754
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Thomas
1670–1755
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Otis
1621–1684
Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Mary Jacob
1636–1683
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Otis
1581–1657
Margaret Otis
1590–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Otis
1550–1611
Maragret Oates
1557–1611
Richard Otis
1550–1611
Maragret Oates
1557–1611

James Otis's Timeline

2 Records

1692
21 January 1692
Birth of James Otis in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1754
6 September 1754
Age 62
Death of James Otis in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 January 1692
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1754
    Event Place: Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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