Family:Whitney, Otis Charles (1801-1877)
Otis C.8 Whitney (Otis7, Solomon6, Solomon5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Otis7 and Sarah (-----) Whitney, was born 26 Sep 1801, Campton, NH, and died 11 Sep 1877, Boston, MA, aged 67 years, of heart disease, carpenter, son of Otis and Sarah, b. NH.[1]
He married, before 1847, Mary F. -----. She was born about 1830, MA, and died after 1860.
Children of Otis C.8 and Mary F. (-----) Whitney:
i. Henry O.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1847, MA. ii. Corella Whitney, b. ca. 1852, MA. iii. William E. Whitney, b. ca. 1854, MA. iv. Frank Whitney, b. ca. 1856, MA.
Notes
The births of the four children are not found in Massachusetts vital records. She may be the Mary F. (Derby) Whitney, daughter of Loring and Eliza (-----) Derby, born Cambridge, MA, who died 5 Nov 1871, Boston, MA, aged 43 years, of apoplexy.[2]
Census
- 1830, Campton, Grafton Co., NH: Otis Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 3 females 0-4.
- 1840, Plymouth, Grafton Co., NH: Otis Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, 3 females 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 7 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850: not found.
- (prob.) 1860, Boston Ward 6, Suffolk Co., MA:
1107 1441 John W. Emmons 39 M - Cabinet maker Mass. Adelaide " 37 F - N.H. Frank R. " 8 M - Mass. Attended school Adda C. " 4 F - " 1442 Otis C. Whitney 50 M - Carpenter N.H. Mary F. " 30 F - Mass. Henry O. " 13 M - " Attended school Corella " 8 F - " Attended school William E. " 6 M - " Attended school Frank Whitney 4 M - Mass.
- 1870: not found.
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 294, page 193.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 240, page 184.
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