Civil War
Co. C, 17th Regiment
Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted from Danbury, July 19, 1862, machinist, age 20. Captured July 1, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa. Paroled Aug. 21, 1863. Mustered out July 19, 1865. Also participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Husband of Emma A. Father of Elizabeth A. Otis and William F. Otis, Jr. (who died in 1903).
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W. F. OTIS DIES ;
UNCONSCIOUS SINCE LAST
MONDAY.
Post office Man and Civil War Veteran
Passes Peacefully Away at His
Irvington Home.
William F. Otis, for eighteen years su-
peritendent of the Inquiry division of the
Newark Post office and employed by the
postal authorities In various capacities dur-
ing several years prior to that, died at his
home, 106 South Twenty-second Street, Ir-
vington, late yesterday afternoon. A can-
cer of the Intestines, from which he had
suffered for over two years, was the cause
of his death, but his condition was not
regarded as being serious until about a
month ago. Up to that time he declined to
be examined, believing that lumbago or
rhueumatlsm was the cause of his suffering
and that he could overcome the trouble
himself.
At that time his fellow employees in the
Newark Postoffice induced him to be ex-
amined and it was not till then that the
real nature of his affection was discovered.
It was then too late to operate. Monday
Mr. Otis lost consciousness und he passed
away quietly yesterday.
The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon from his home. Tic
Rev. William H. Hainer, pastor of the
First Christian Church, of Irvington, will
conduct the services, and interment will be
in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mr. Otis, who was a veteran of the Civil
War, was born In Washington, Conn.,
sixty-five years ago, but spent much of his
life in Danbury, where he followed his
trade us a hatter. About thirty years ago
he came to this city, where he continued
to work at his trade for a few years. He
was active in Republican politics up to
the time he entered the government's em
ploy, and he was intimately acquainted
with many well-known politicians.
His war record began July 16, 1862, when
he enlisted in Company C of the Seven-
teenth Connecticut Volunteers. He served
In the Eighth and Eleventh Corps and in
the Army of the Potomac; was engaged in
the defense of Washington, and went
through a long list of important engage-
ments. In the siege of Richmond he was
captured by the Confederate forces, and
was imprisoned in Belle Isle, Va., until
he was paroled. Formerly he was a mem-
ber of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of this city,
but of late years had belonged to the
Irvington Veterans' Association. He was
an active member of the First Christian
Church of his home town. The survivors
are a widow and a daughter, Miss Eliza-
beth Otis.
—from (Newark, N.J.) Evening Star, July 25 1907.
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Co. C, 17th Regiment
Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted from Danbury, July 19, 1862, machinist, age 20. Captured July 1, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa. Paroled Aug. 21, 1863. Mustered out July 19, 1865. Also participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Husband of Emma A. Father of Elizabeth A. Otis and William F. Otis, Jr. (who died in 1903).
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W. F. OTIS DIES ;
UNCONSCIOUS SINCE LAST
MONDAY.
Post office Man and Civil War Veteran
Passes Peacefully Away at His
Irvington Home.
William F. Otis, for eighteen years su-
peritendent of the Inquiry division of the
Newark Post office and employed by the
postal authorities In various capacities dur-
ing several years prior to that, died at his
home, 106 South Twenty-second Street, Ir-
vington, late yesterday afternoon. A can-
cer of the Intestines, from which he had
suffered for over two years, was the cause
of his death, but his condition was not
regarded as being serious until about a
month ago. Up to that time he declined to
be examined, believing that lumbago or
rhueumatlsm was the cause of his suffering
and that he could overcome the trouble
himself.
At that time his fellow employees in the
Newark Postoffice induced him to be ex-
amined and it was not till then that the
real nature of his affection was discovered.
It was then too late to operate. Monday
Mr. Otis lost consciousness und he passed
away quietly yesterday.
The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon from his home. Tic
Rev. William H. Hainer, pastor of the
First Christian Church, of Irvington, will
conduct the services, and interment will be
in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mr. Otis, who was a veteran of the Civil
War, was born In Washington, Conn.,
sixty-five years ago, but spent much of his
life in Danbury, where he followed his
trade us a hatter. About thirty years ago
he came to this city, where he continued
to work at his trade for a few years. He
was active in Republican politics up to
the time he entered the government's em
ploy, and he was intimately acquainted
with many well-known politicians.
His war record began July 16, 1862, when
he enlisted in Company C of the Seven-
teenth Connecticut Volunteers. He served
In the Eighth and Eleventh Corps and in
the Army of the Potomac; was engaged in
the defense of Washington, and went
through a long list of important engage-
ments. In the siege of Richmond he was
captured by the Confederate forces, and
was imprisoned in Belle Isle, Va., until
he was paroled. Formerly he was a mem-
ber of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of this city,
but of late years had belonged to the
Irvington Veterans' Association. He was
an active member of the First Christian
Church of his home town. The survivors
are a widow and a daughter, Miss Eliza-
beth Otis.
—from (Newark, N.J.) Evening Star, July 25 1907.
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Civil War
Co. C, 17th Regiment
Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted from Danbury, July 19, 1862, machinist, age 20. Captured July 1, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa. Paroled Aug. 21, 1863. Mustered out July 19, 1865. Also participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Husband of Emma A. Father of Elizabeth A. Otis and William F. Otis, Jr. (who died in 1903).
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W. F. OTIS DIES ;
UNCONSCIOUS SINCE LAST
MONDAY.
Post office Man and Civil War Veteran
Passes Peacefully Away at His
Irvington Home.
William F. Otis, for eighteen years su-
peritendent of the Inquiry division of the
Newark Post office and employed by the
postal authorities In various capacities dur-
ing several years prior to that, died at his
home, 106 South Twenty-second Street, Ir-
vington, late yesterday afternoon. A can-
cer of the Intestines, from which he had
suffered for over two years, was the cause
of his death, but his condition was not
regarded as being serious until about a
month ago. Up to that time he declined to
be examined, believing that lumbago or
rhueumatlsm was the cause of his suffering
and that he could overcome the trouble
himself.
At that time his fellow employees in the
Newark Postoffice induced him to be ex-
amined and it was not till then that the
real nature of his affection was discovered.
It was then too late to operate. Monday
Mr. Otis lost consciousness und he passed
away quietly yesterday.
The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon from his home. Tic
Rev. William H. Hainer, pastor of the
First Christian Church, of Irvington, will
conduct the services, and interment will be
in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mr. Otis, who was a veteran of the Civil
War, was born In Washington, Conn.,
sixty-five years ago, but spent much of his
life in Danbury, where he followed his
trade us a hatter. About thirty years ago
he came to this city, where he continued
to work at his trade for a few years. He
was active in Republican politics up to
the time he entered the government's em
ploy, and he was intimately acquainted
with many well-known politicians.
His war record began July 16, 1862, when
he enlisted in Company C of the Seven-
teenth Connecticut Volunteers. He served
In the Eighth and Eleventh Corps and in
the Army of the Potomac; was engaged in
the defense of Washington, and went
through a long list of important engage-
ments. In the siege of Richmond he was
captured by the Confederate forces, and
was imprisoned in Belle Isle, Va., until
he was paroled. Formerly he was a mem-
ber of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of this city,
but of late years had belonged to the
Irvington Veterans' Association. He was
an active member of the First Christian
Church of his home town. The survivors
are a widow and a daughter, Miss Eliza-
beth Otis.
—from (Newark, N.J.) Evening Star, July 25 1907.
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Co. C, 17th Regiment
Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted from Danbury, July 19, 1862, machinist, age 20. Captured July 1, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa. Paroled Aug. 21, 1863. Mustered out July 19, 1865. Also participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Husband of Emma A. Father of Elizabeth A. Otis and William F. Otis, Jr. (who died in 1903).
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W. F. OTIS DIES ;
UNCONSCIOUS SINCE LAST
MONDAY.
Post office Man and Civil War Veteran
Passes Peacefully Away at His
Irvington Home.
William F. Otis, for eighteen years su-
peritendent of the Inquiry division of the
Newark Post office and employed by the
postal authorities In various capacities dur-
ing several years prior to that, died at his
home, 106 South Twenty-second Street, Ir-
vington, late yesterday afternoon. A can-
cer of the Intestines, from which he had
suffered for over two years, was the cause
of his death, but his condition was not
regarded as being serious until about a
month ago. Up to that time he declined to
be examined, believing that lumbago or
rhueumatlsm was the cause of his suffering
and that he could overcome the trouble
himself.
At that time his fellow employees in the
Newark Postoffice induced him to be ex-
amined and it was not till then that the
real nature of his affection was discovered.
It was then too late to operate. Monday
Mr. Otis lost consciousness und he passed
away quietly yesterday.
The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon from his home. Tic
Rev. William H. Hainer, pastor of the
First Christian Church, of Irvington, will
conduct the services, and interment will be
in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mr. Otis, who was a veteran of the Civil
War, was born In Washington, Conn.,
sixty-five years ago, but spent much of his
life in Danbury, where he followed his
trade us a hatter. About thirty years ago
he came to this city, where he continued
to work at his trade for a few years. He
was active in Republican politics up to
the time he entered the government's em
ploy, and he was intimately acquainted
with many well-known politicians.
His war record began July 16, 1862, when
he enlisted in Company C of the Seven-
teenth Connecticut Volunteers. He served
In the Eighth and Eleventh Corps and in
the Army of the Potomac; was engaged in
the defense of Washington, and went
through a long list of important engage-
ments. In the siege of Richmond he was
captured by the Confederate forces, and
was imprisoned in Belle Isle, Va., until
he was paroled. Formerly he was a mem-
ber of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of this city,
but of late years had belonged to the
Irvington Veterans' Association. He was
an active member of the First Christian
Church of his home town. The survivors
are a widow and a daughter, Miss Eliza-
beth Otis.
—from (Newark, N.J.) Evening Star, July 25 1907.
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