Manley, Otis, Chittenden, p. o. Pittsford, was born in Pittsford, March 24, 1813. Is a farmer and owns 200 acres. His parents were Sardis and Catherine (Phillips) Manley, natives of Easton, Mass. He was married August 18,1851, to Clarissa Rice, a daughter of Moses and Elnie (Hubbard) Rice, of Lester. They had two children, Rhoda, now Mrs. William Payne, of Hubbardton, and Thomas, of Chittenden. He was married the second time to Emily Stearns, a daughter of Elias and Hannah (Phillips) Stearns, September 8, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns were natives of Massachusetts, but came to Chittenden at an early day. They had two children, Nellie A. (now Mrs. Mills, of Brandon), Frank L. and Ernest C, of West Salisbury, Vt.
Source: History of Rutland County Vermont, Volume II, by Henry Perry Smith and William S. Rann, published by D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1886; Pg. 945
