Otis Augustus Reding was born at Calais, Maine, 21 Sep 1821, the son of Ebenezer Redding and Rebecca Hill;
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died there of endocarditis, 30 Mar 1897, ae 75y 6m (his birthplace incorrectly reported as Baileyville),
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and buried in the Calais Cemetery;
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married, probably at Calais, Mary Emeline Getchell, born at Topsfield, Maine, 19 Feb 1830
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or 1831 (death record; FindAGrave), the daughter of Josiah Getchell and Mary Tyler; died there of chronic interstitial nephritis and "senile weakness", 26 Jul 1920, ae 89y 7m 5d,
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and buried with her husband in the Calais Cemetery.
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laborer at Calais
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day laborer at Calais,
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Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 24, edited by Kenneth L. Willey, Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine 1818-1900 (Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1996), p. 563
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"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Z9-3FX : 10 February 2018), Mary Emeline Getchell, 19 Feb 1830; citing Topsfield, Washington, Maine, United States; FHL microfilm 12,251.
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"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-1QLM : 13 March 2018), Mary E Redding, 26 Jul 1920; citing Calais, Washington, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
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United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V8-J75), Otis A Redding, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 375, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
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United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D7-4PX), Otis A Reading, Maine, United States; citing p. 11, family 289, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,061
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United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQW-Q3J), Mary E Redding in household of Olis A Redding, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district 168, sheet 71D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0489; FHL microfilm 1,254,489
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Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 , database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDX-QTN), George M Redding, 12 Nov 1899, Death; citing Calais, , Maine, United States, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,023
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