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John Otis

Ancestry of
John Otis

(c1581 - 1657)
Great Migration Immigrant 1635


Who was John Otis?

John Otis was a Great Migration immigrant who arrived in New England by 1635. The Great Migration includes immigrants to New England who arrived between the Mayflower in 1620 and the beginning of the English Civil War in 1640. The first wave of immigrants consisted largely of Puritans, who left England in search of religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Over the next few decades, thousands of people from England, Scotland, and other parts of Europe made the journey to New England, bringing with them their skills, customs, and cultures. The immigrants played a key role in shaping American society and politics, and many of their descendants went on to play important roles in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.


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Roger Nash Baldwin

Co-Founder of the ACLU

7th great-grandson

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Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard

Medal of Honor Recipient
U. S. Civil War

5th great-grandson

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George Winston

New Age Pianist

9th great-grandson

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Richard Chamberlain

TV and Movie Actor

9th great-grandson

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Lee Remick

Movie Actress

9th great-granddaughter

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Amanda Bearse

TV Actress

9th great-granddaughter

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George Howard Earle

30th Governor of Pennsylvania

8th great-grandson

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Post Malone

American Rapper

12th great-grandson

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Mark Hopkins, Jr.

Co-founder, Central Pacific R.R.

5th great-grandson

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Ezra Pound

Expatriate American Poet and Critic

8th great-grandson

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Cecil B. DeMille

American Film Director

8th great-grandson

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O. Henry

Short Story Writer

7th great-grandson

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Chase A. Clark

18th Governor of Idaho

7th great-grandson

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Barzilla W. Clark

16th Governor of Idaho

7th great-grandson

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Jonathan Worth

39th Governor of North Carolina

5th great-grandson

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Matt Bomer

TV and Movie Actor

11th great-grandson

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Leverett Saltonstall

55th Governor of Massachusetts

8th great-grandson

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Thomas Edmund Dewey

47th Governor of New York

8th great-grandson

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Wilbur Wright

Wright Brothers - Aviation Pioneer

7th great-grandson

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Orville Wright

Wright Brothers - Aviation Pioneer

7th great-grandson

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Elisha Otis

Founder of the Otis Elevator Company

4th great-grandson

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John Hancock

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

3rd great-grandson

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Nathaniel Gorham

Signer of the U.S. Constitution

3rd great-grandson

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Pete Seeger

American Folk Singer

8th great-grandson

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Amelia Earhart

Aviation Pioneer

7th great-granddaughter

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