Descendants of prior generations

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Fri Jan 14 21:14:03 UTC 2011


The Wikipedia biography of Harrison Gray Otis (politician) says:

"His uncle was Revolutionary War leader James Otis, and his father
was active in early American politics as a member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, delegate to Massachusetts state
constitutional convention, and Continental Congress delegate from
Massachusetts. His aunt was Mercy Otis Warren, a well-known poet.
Another descendant was Montgomery Harrison Ritchie, who died in the
American Civil War and was the first husband of Cornelia Wadsworth
Ritchie Adair."

I read "*another* descendant" as referring to his aunt, Mercy Otis Warren.

Joel

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