Born: July 23, 1871 in Harrietstown, the daughter of Sidney Edwin Otis and Ellen Whitman

Died: March 4, 1963, M. Etta on Pine Ridge Cemetery Record

Married: Allen I. Vosburgh on November 14, 1894

Children: Isaiah Vosburgh died at age 9 months, Alice M. Vosburgh and Maurice A. Vosburgh

In 1900 the Cencus states the family lived on River Street, also that Etta had 1 child 1 living In 1910 the Census states the family living on Lake Clear to Saranac Inn Road and Etta having 3 children 2 living In 1920 the Census states the family lived on a farm on Saranac Inn Road with neice Marie E Otis known as Estelle Otis daughter of Matthew W. Otis

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Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Wednesday, March 6, 1963

Mrs. Etta O. Vosburg

Etta Otis Vosburg, 91, of Lake Clear, died at 8:15 p m. Monday night in Germantown, Pa. where she had lived with her daughter, Alice Vosburg, for the past six years. Mrs Vosburg, daughter of the late Sidney and Ellen Whitman Otis of Lake Clear, was born July 23, 1871 in Harrietstown. She was the widow of Allen I Vosburg, former chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Harrietstown for many years.

She was an active member of the Lake Clear Calvary Presbyterian Church, a former member of the Reviewer's Club of Saranac Lake, a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Malone chapter and a former member of the Eastern Star.

Survivors are, besides her daughter, two granddaughters, Mrs. Rogene LeMay of Saranac Lake and Mrs. Gloria Donati of Springfield. Mass.; three great-grandchildren and a brother, Fitz Edward Otis of Saratoga Springs.

Mrs. Vosburg will repose at the Fortune Funeral Home beginning Thursday afternoon. A funeral service will be held there at 2 p. m. Friday with the Rev. Thomas Woodward, pastor of the Adirondack Parish, officiating. Burial will be in May in Pine Ridge Cemetery.

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