Hon. Col. John Otis

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John Otis

Also Known As: "III"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: September 23, 1727 (69)
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusett, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of John Otis, of Scituate and Mary Holbrook
Husband of Mercy Otis
Father of Mary Little; John Otis, Esq.; Nathaniel Otis; Mercy Russell; Solomon Otis and 1 other
Brother of Mary Gorham (Otis); James Otis; Capt. Stephen Otis, of Scituate; James Otis; Judge Joseph Otis and 4 others
Half brother of Jacob Holbrook

Occupation: Capain, Chief Justice in Barnstable, Hingham, MA, USA
Managed by: Vincent Craig Otis
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About Hon. Col. John Otis

Hon John Otis

  • BIRTH 21 Nov 1657 Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  • DEATH 23 Sep 1727 (aged 69) West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
  • BURIAL West Barnstable Cemetery, West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 5763065 Photos by ditdit

Died in his 70 year.

Inscription
HERE LES ENTERRED Ye BODY OF Ye hON. JOHN OTIS ESQ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEP Ye 23rd 1727 IN Ye 70TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. OFFERED A LIFE OF GREAT USEFULNESS IN ONE GENERATION HAVING LIVED SUCH DESIRED AND DYED GREATLY LEMENTED BY THOSE Ye KNEW HIM

Parents
John Otis 1621–1684
Mary Jacob Otis Holbrook 1632 – unknown

Spouse
Mercy Bacon Otis 1659–1737 (m. 1683)

Siblings
Mary Otis Gorham 1653–1732
Stephen Otis 1661–1733
Joseph Otis 1665–1754
Elizabeth Otis Allyn Loring 1671–1748
Job Otis 1677–1758

Children
James Otis 1702–1778

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Hon. Col. John Otis's Timeline

1657
November 21, 1657
Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1685
December 10, 1685
Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1687
January 14, 1687
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Dominion of New England (Present Massachusetts)
1690
May 28, 1690
Barnstable, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1693
October 15, 1693
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1696
October 13, 1696
1702
June 14, 1702
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1727
September 23, 1727
Age 69
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
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West Barnstable Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusett, British Colonial America