Book Description

John Otis (ca. 1581-1657) was born at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, the son of Richard Otis (ca. 1550-1611). He immigrated to America in 1630 or 1631 and settled first at Higham, Massachusetts. He died at Weymouth, Massachusetts. Record chiefly follows line of descent to John Otis (1797-1873). He was born at Leyden, Lewis County, New York, the son of Chandler and Abigail Coe Otis. He married Mary Graham (1801-1878) in 1824. They settled at Denmark, New York, where they had nine children, 1827-1844. They moved to Wilna, New York, in the early 1850s. Descendants listed, especially descendants of their son, John Otis (1827-1901), lived in New York, Illinois, Iowa, and elsewhere.