On 6 Jun 1738 when Elizabeth was 19, she married
Dea. Joseph Otis (28573) , son of
Hon. Joseph Otis (12022) (1665-11 Jun 1754) &
Dorothy Thomas (27260) (6 Nov 1670-10 Jan 1755), in First Parish Church of Scituate.
52,110 Born on 1 Oct 1712 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 1, Joseph was baptized in First Parish Church of Scituate, on 13 Jun 1714.52 Joseph died in Richmond, MA ca 1793.168
Joseph was of New London when he married Elizabeth.52
From A Memoir of the Otis Family:168
Joseph moved to Richmond, MA. It has also been reported that afterwards Whitestown, N.Y. was his home, where he likewise died about 1793, but as there is (at least at present) no town by this name in N.Y. state, this statement is open to question.
He was noted for going to sleep in his wagon and other places. He sometimes fell asleep while smoking; so often breaking his pipe in this way that he procured one made of iron. It was told of him by Dr. Watson of Colchester that when at church one Sunday, the sermon happening to be longer than usual, he took out a doughnut, and while in the act of biting it, fell asleep. His head fell back with the cake protruding from his mouth, and he was an object of great merriment.