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'''Born:''' ~ 1804 in New Hampshire 

'''Died:''' January 10, 1882, age 78 years, buried in [[Mountain%20View%20Cemetery|Mountain View Cemetery]], [[Brighton|Brighton]] 

'''Married:''' [[Amy%20Manning|Amy Manning]] probably 2nd wife because in the 1850 Census Amy was 33 and William was 22. 

'''Children:''' Nineteen, [[William%20O.%20Otis|William O. Otis]], [[Charles%20Otis|Charles Otis]], [[Clarry%20Otis|Clarry Otis]], [[John%20Otis|John Otis]], [[Polly%20S.%20Otis|Polly S. Otis]] McLaughlin, [[Hannah%20Otis|Hannah Otis]], [[Henry%20M.%20Otis|Henry M. Otis]], [[Sylvester%20Otis|Sylvester Otis]], [[Amy%20M.%20Otis|Amy M. Otis]],  [[Oren%20Otis|Oren Otis]], [[Myron%20J.%20Otis|Myron J. Otis]], [[Isaac%20A.%20Otis|Isaac A. Otis]], [[Alfred%20H.%20Otis|Alfred H. Otis]], [[Karina%20C.%20Otis|Karina C. Otis]], [[Annette%20Otis|Annette Otis]] Bailey, [[Albert%20S.%20Otis|Albert S. Otis]], [[Emma%20Otis|Emma Otis]] Durgan, [[Silas%20F.%20Otis|Silas F. Otis]] (died July 5, 1863, 3 years, 3 months & 1 day), and [[Solomon%20J.%20Otis|Solomon J. Otis]] (died July 4, 1863, 1 year & 5 months) 

'''Joshua Otis''' was an early (1850s) resident of [[Keese%20Mills|Keese Mills]], who later moved to [[Otisville|Otisville]]. 

He was paid $6.50 by the [[Town%20of%20Brighton|Town of Brighton]] as an "Inspector" in 1867. <sup>1</sup> 

'''Source:''' Geraldine Collins, ''[[The%20Brighton%20Story|The Brighton Story]]'', 1977 

In the 1850 U.S. Census the family was in [[Harrietstown|Harrietstown]] and Joshua is a farmer. 

In the 1860 U.S. Census the family is in Brighton and Joshua is a farmer worth $900. 

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1. ''Malone Palladium'', December 19, 1867