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Lucy Otis¹

F, #16981, b. 1761, d. 1828

Father*: Dea. Joseph Otis¹ b. 1739, d. 1828
Mother*: Lucy Haughton¹ b. 12 Jul 1741

Family: James Otis b. 1756, d. 1840

Marriage*: Lucy Otis married James Otis on before 1828 no md.¹

Chester Otis+¹ b. 1804, d. 1869

Biography

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Birth

1761

Marriage

before 1828

no md¹

Death

1828

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

James Otis¹

M, #16982, b. 1756, d. 1840

Family: Lucy Otis b. 1761, d. 1828

Marriage*: James Otis married Lucy Otis, daughter of Dea. Joseph Otis and Lucy Haughton, on before 1828 no md.¹

Chester Otis+¹ b. 1804, d. 1869

Biography

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Birth

1756

Milit-Beg

circa 1776

"one of "Green Mountain Boys," wounded at Battle of Bennington"¹

Marriage

before 1828

no md¹

Death

1840

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Chester Otis¹

M, #16983, b. 1804, d. 1869

Father*: James Otis¹ b. 1756, d. 1840
Mother*: Lucy Otis¹ b. 1761, d. 1828

Family: Phoebe Wright

Marriage*: Chester Otis married Phoebe Wright on 1829.¹

Norman Leonard Otis+¹ b. 1834, d. 1916

Biography

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Birth

1804

Residence

Vt., N.Y., Mich.¹

Marriage

1829

Death

1869

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Phoebe Wright¹

F, #16984

Family: Chester Otis b. 1804, d. 1869

Marriage*: Phoebe Wright married Chester Otis, son of James Otis and Lucy Otis, on 1829.¹

Norman Leonard Otis+¹ b. 1834, d. 1916

Biography

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Birth

Scotland¹

Marriage

1829

Biography

from Scotland with father, a Presbyn. minister

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Norman Leonard Otis¹

M, #16985, b. 1834, d. 1916

Father*: Chester Otis¹ b. 1804, d. 1869
Mother*: Phoebe Wright¹

Family: Elizabeth C. Morgan b. 1835, d. 1863

Marriage*: Norman Leonard Otis married Elizabeth C. Morgan on 1855.¹

Clark Chester Otis+¹ b. 1856

Biography

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Birth

1834

Marriage

1855

Milit-Beg

between 1863 and 1865

Death

1916

Biography

"N.Y., Mich. farmer; minister in Congl. and Meth. pulpits 60 yrs; chaplain 8th Mich. Cav., 1863-65.."¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Elizabeth C. Morgan¹

F, #16986, b. 1835, d. 1863

Family: Norman Leonard Otis b. 1834, d. 1916

Marriage*: Elizabeth C. Morgan married Norman Leonard Otis, son of Chester Otis and Phoebe Wright, on 1855.¹

Clark Chester Otis+¹ b. 1856

Biography

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Birth

1835

Scotland¹

Emigration

1843

Scotland¹

Marriage

1855

Death

1863

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Clark Chester Otis¹

M, #16987, b. 1856

Father*: Norman Leonard Otis¹ b. 1834, d. 1916
Mother*: Elizabeth C. Morgan¹ b. 1835, d. 1863

Family: Mary Amelia Reed

Marriage*: Clark Chester Otis married Mary Amelia Reed on 1881.¹

Walter Reed Otis+¹ b. 1888

Biography

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Birth

1856

Marriage

1881

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Mary Amelia Reed¹

F, #16988

Family: Clark Chester Otis b. 1856

Marriage*: Mary Amelia Reed married Clark Chester Otis, son of Norman Leonard Otis and Elizabeth C. Morgan, on 1881.¹

Walter Reed Otis+¹ b. 1888

Biography

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Marriage

1881

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Walter Reed Otis¹

M, #16989, b. 1888

Father*: Clark Chester Otis¹ b. 1856
Mother*: Mary Amelia Reed¹

Family: Helen Caroline Hopkins b. 1891

Marriage*: Walter Reed Otis married Helen Caroline Hopkins on 1915.¹

Biography

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Birth

1888

Biography

bus. mgr., Detroit Mich.

Marriage

1915

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.
[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 360.

Helen Caroline Hopkins¹

F, #16990, b. 1891

Family: Walter Reed Otis b. 1888

Marriage*: Helen Caroline Hopkins married Walter Reed Otis, son of Clark Chester Otis and Mary Amelia Reed, on 1915.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1891

Marriage

1915

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.
[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 360.

Mary Frances Otis¹

F, #16991, b. 12 March 1918

Father*: Walter Reed Otis¹ b. 1888
Mother*: Helen Caroline Hopkins¹ b. 1891

Biography

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Birth

Mar 12, 1918

Detroit, MI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 359.

Margaret Reed Otis¹

F, #16992, b. 1921

Father*: Walter Reed Otis¹ b. 1888
Mother*: Helen Caroline Hopkins¹ b. 1891

Biography

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Birth

1921

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 360.

Louise Elizabeth Otis¹

F, #16993, b. 1927

Father*: Walter Reed Otis¹ b. 1888
Mother*: Helen Caroline Hopkins¹ b. 1891

Biography

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Birth

1927

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 360.

Elizabeth Whitwell Carey¹

F, #16994, b. 1789, d. 1861

Father*: Capt. Jonathan Carey¹ b. 1750, d. 1802
Mother*: Sarah Putnam¹ b. c 1746, d. 1789

Family: John Acres b. 1790, d. 1822

Marriage*: Elizabeth Whitwell Carey married John Acres on 1812.¹

Elizabeth Earl Acres+¹ b. 1814, d. 1859

Biography

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Birth

1789

Marriage

1812

Death

1861

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

John Acres¹

M, #16995, b. 1790, d. 1822

Family: Elizabeth Whitwell Carey b. 1789, d. 1861

Marriage*: John Acres married Elizabeth Whitwell Carey, daughter of Capt. Jonathan Carey and Sarah Putnam, on 1812.¹

Elizabeth Earl Acres+¹ b. 1814, d. 1859

Biography

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Birth

1790

Marriage

1812

Death

1822

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

Elizabeth Earl Acres¹

F, #16996, b. 1814, d. 1859

Father*: John Acres¹ b. 1790, d. 1822
Mother*: Elizabeth Whitwell Carey¹ b. 1789, d. 1861

Family: William Burtis Miles b. 1805, d. 1868

Marriage*: Elizabeth Earl Acres married William Burtis Miles on 1839.¹

William Alfred Miles+¹ b. 1840, d. 1894

Biography

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Birth

1814

Marriage

1839

Death

1859

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

William Burtis Miles¹

M, #16997, b. 1805, d. 1868

Family: Elizabeth Earl Acres b. 1814, d. 1859

Marriage*: William Burtis Miles married Elizabeth Earl Acres, daughter of John Acres and Elizabeth Whitwell Carey, on 1839.¹

William Alfred Miles+¹ b. 1840, d. 1894

Biography

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Birth

1805

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

1839

Death

1868

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

William Alfred Miles¹

M, #16998, b. 1840, d. 1894

Father*: William Burtis Miles¹ b. 1805, d. 1868
Mother*: Elizabeth Earl Acres¹ b. 1814, d. 1859

Family: Victorine Wotherspoon b. 19 Oct 1840, d. 18 Nov 1889

Marriage*: William Alfred Miles married Victorine Wotherspoon on 1865.¹

William Burtis Miles¹ b. 1867
Isabel Stuart Miles¹ b. 1870, d. 1870
Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles+¹ b. 1872, d. 1925
Alfred Graham Miles+² b. 5 Sep 1875, d. 6 Jul 1947
George Robinson Miles¹ b. 4 Dec 1876

Biography

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Birth

1840

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Marriage

1865

Death

1894

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.
[S415] E-mail from Joan M Wood, Aug. 23, 2013.

Victorine Wotherspoon¹

F, #16999, b. 19 October 1840, d. 18 November 1889

Family: William Alfred Miles b. 1840, d. 1894

Marriage*: Victorine Wotherspoon married William Alfred Miles, son of William Burtis Miles and Elizabeth Earl Acres, on 1865.¹

William Burtis Miles¹ b. 1867
Isabel Stuart Miles¹ b. 1870, d. 1870
Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles+¹ b. 1872, d. 1925
Alfred Graham Miles+² b. 5 Sep 1875, d. 6 Jul 1947
George Robinson Miles¹ b. 4 Dec 1876

Biography

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Birth

Oct 19, 1840

^1,2

Marriage

1865

Death

Nov 18, 1889

^1,2

ParentsD

James Wotherspoon and Jean H. Marshall both from Scotland. . Jean H. Marshall was the daughter of William Marshall and Jean/ Jane Hamilton. William and all members of the family immigrated to the United States from Lanark, Glasgow, Scotland around 1810/11 and settled in New York. ²

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.
[S415] E-mail from Joan M Wood, Aug. 23, 2013.

George Robinson Miles¹

M, #17000, b. 4 December 1876

Father*: William Alfred Miles¹ b. 1840, d. 1894
Mother*: Victorine Wotherspoon¹ b. 19 Oct 1840, d. 18 Nov 1889

Family: Winifred Mud Markee b. b 1890

Marriage*: George Robinson Miles married Winifred Mud Markee on Sep 10, 1904.¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 4, 1876

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Marriage

Sep 10, 1904

Biography

They moved to Illinois, near the Chicago area. The 1930 census places them in the Highland Park Lake area. This is probably where they died. ²

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.
[S415] E-mail from Joan M Wood, Aug. 23, 2013.

Winifred Mud Markee¹

F, #17001, b. before 1890

Family: George Robinson Miles b. 4 Dec 1876

Marriage*: Winifred Mud Markee married George Robinson Miles, son of William Alfred Miles and Victorine Wotherspoon, on Sep 10, 1904.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

before 1890

Carlisle, IN, USA, no md¹

Marriage

Sep 10, 1904

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

William Burtis Miles¹

M, #17002, b. 1867

Father*: William Alfred Miles¹ b. 1840, d. 1894
Mother*: Victorine Wotherspoon¹ b. 19 Oct 1840, d. 18 Nov 1889

Family: Helen Wotherspoon Sonntag

Marriage*: William Burtis Miles married Helen Wotherspoon Sonntag.¹

Biography

Marriage

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Birth

1867

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

Helen Wotherspoon Sonntag¹

F, #17003

Family: William Burtis Miles b. 1867

Marriage*: Helen Wotherspoon Sonntag married William Burtis Miles, son of William Alfred Miles and Victorine Wotherspoon.¹

Biography

Marriage

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Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

Isabel Stuart Miles¹

F, #17004, b. 1870, d. 1870

Father*: William Alfred Miles¹ b. 1840, d. 1894
Mother*: Victorine Wotherspoon¹ b. 19 Oct 1840, d. 18 Nov 1889

Biography

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Birth

1870

Death

1870

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.

Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles¹

F, #17005, b. 1872, d. 1925

Father*: William Alfred Miles¹ b. 1840, d. 1894
Mother*: Victorine Wotherspoon¹ b. 19 Oct 1840, d. 18 Nov 1889

Family: Frederick James Hall b. 1 Nov 1860

Marriage*: Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles married Frederick James Hall on Oct 1, 1904.²

Victorine Morgan Hall² b. 28 Sep 1905
Elizabeth Miles Hall² b. 1 May 1908

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

1872

Marriage

Oct 1, 1904

Death

1925

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.
[S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 634.

Frederick James Hall¹

M, #17006, b. 1 November 1860

Family: Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles b. 1872, d. 1925

Marriage*: Frederick James Hall married Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles, daughter of William Alfred Miles and Victorine Wotherspoon, on Oct 1, 1904.²

Victorine Morgan Hall² b. 28 Sep 1905
Elizabeth Miles Hall² b. 1 May 1908

Biography

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Birth

Nov 1, 1860

New York, New York Co., NY, USA²

Marriage

Oct 1, 1904

Residence

1925

Tarrytown, NY, USA²

Biography

"Son of Gen. James Frederick Hall (1822-84).. [who] m. Violetta Morgan Marsh (1826-1903)...Ed. Peekskill Mil. Acad. and Irving Inst. Writer, editor and publicity manager. Mem. S.R., M.O.L.L., Acad. Polit. Science, etc. Residence: 4 Benedict Av., Tarrytown, N.Y.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 331.
[S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 634.

Victorine Morgan Hall¹

F, #17007, b. 28 September 1905

Father*: Frederick James Hall¹ b. 1 Nov 1860
Mother*: Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles¹ b. 1872, d. 1925

Biography

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Birth

Sep 28, 1905

Tarrytown, NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 634.

Elizabeth Miles Hall¹

F, #17008, b. 1 May 1908

Father*: Frederick James Hall¹ b. 1 Nov 1860
Mother*: Elizabeth Wotherspoon Miles¹ b. 1872, d. 1925

Biography

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Birth

May 1, 1908

Tarrytown, NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 634.

Anna Frances Berry¹

F, #17009, b. 14 July 1867, d. 1 December 1925

Family: Arthur Whitmore Smith Ph.D. b. 11 May 1874, d. 1 Dec 1954

Marriage*: Anna Frances Berry married Arthur Whitmore Smith Ph.D., son of Francis Egerton Smith and Eliza Ann Currier, on Dec 26, 1900 at Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, 1/w.^2,1,3,4

Cynthia Berry Smith¹ b. 12 Dec 1905, d. 11 Jul 1931

Biography

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Birth

Jul 14, 1867

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA^2,1,3,4

Marriage

Dec 26, 1900

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, 1/w^2,1,3,4

Residence

1925

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA

Death

Dec 1, 1925

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA^2,3,4

Biography

NEGHR: dau. of Jacob Warren and Anna Josephine (Clement) Berry

Virkus: "Studied at Abbott Acad., Andover, Mass., and Miss Lucy Wheelock's Kindergarten School, Boston. Kindergartener at Lawrence, Mass., and Middletown, Conn. Mem. D.A.R...."¹

Gen. Soc.

DAR

Pedigree

Citations

[S189] Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Am. Gen. II, p. 206.
[S96] NEHGR, 111 [1957]: "Memoirs", 239.
[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 401.
[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 692.

Cynthia Berry Smith¹

F, #17010, b. 12 December 1905, d. 11 July 1931

Father*: Arthur Whitmore Smith Ph.D.¹ b. 11 May 1874, d. 1 Dec 1954
Mother*: Anna Frances Berry¹ b. 14 Jul 1867, d. 1 Dec 1925

Family: Harold Otho Reade

Marriage*: Cynthia Berry Smith married Harold Otho Reade on Jul 23, 1928 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

Dec 12, 1905

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA^2,1,3

Graduation

1927

University of Michigan, MI, USA, B.A.²

Marriage

Jul 23, 1928

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA²

Death

Jul 11, 1931

Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S189] Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Am. Gen. II, p. 206.
[S96] NEHGR, 111 [1957]: "Memoirs", 239.
[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 401.