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James Otis 1759–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1759

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Prison Ship Jersey, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Father: James Jr.

Mother: Ruth Cunningham

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In 1759, James Otis entered the world in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America, born to James Otis Jr And Ruth Cunningham. James Otis passed away in 1777 in Prison Ship Jersey, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, James Otis entered the world in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America, born to James Otis Jr And Ruth Cunningham.
  • James Otis passed away in 1777 in Prison Ship Jersey, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.

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James Otis's Ancestors

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James Otis
1759–1777
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Parents
James Otis Jr.
1725–1783
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Ruth Cunningham
1728–1789
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
James (Otis) Hon.\Col.
1702–1778
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Mary Allyne
1702–1774
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Nathaniel Cunningham
1690–1748
Susanna Cunningham
1703–1730
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Otis
1657–1727
Mercy Bacon
1659–1737
Joseph (Allyne\Allen)
1671–1742
Mary Doty
1671–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Allyn
1644–1726
Hannah Walley
1645–1711
Edward II
1637–1690
Sarah Faunce
1645–1695

James Otis's Timeline

2 Records

1759
Jul 1759
Birth of James Otis in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1777
1777
Age 18
Death of James Otis in Prison Ship Jersey, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Prison Ship Jersey, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1759
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Prison Ship Jersey, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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