Family:Whitney, Otis (1790-1863)
Otis7 Whitney (Ebenezer6, Zachariah5, Zachariah4, Ebenezer3, Richard2, John1), son of Ebenezer6 and Rachel Perne (Rawson) Whitney, was born 1 Feb 1790, Montague, MA,[1] and died 6 Aug 1863, Montague, MA.
Marriage intentions were published 28 Mar 1817, Montague, MA, for him "of Montague" and Thirza Glazier "of Leverett".[2] He married, 11 Dec 1817, Montague, MA, Thirza Glazier. She was born 25 Jul 1796, Leverett, MA, and died 1 Sep 1863.
He resided Montague, MA.
Children of Otis7 and Thirza (Glazier) Whitney:
i. Marilla Ann8 Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1818; d. 13 Feb 1885; m. 31 Dec 1844, Montague, MA, Alpheus Moore[3]. He was b. 6 Mar 1819, Leverett, MA. Was a builder. - Ch.: Gilman Alpheus, b. 19 Dec 1845; resided Montague, MA, and Grand Rapids, MI; Wesley Fisk, b. 28 Sep 1854; m. 24 Oct 1886, Elsie Elizabeth Greenwood, b. Hubbardston, MA, 2 Jun 1858.
ii. Julia Maria Whitney, b. 14 Sep 1824; d. 5 Apr 1840, Montague, MA, aged 15 years.[4]
Census
- 1820, Montague, Franklin Co., MA: Otis Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 332-333.
1.^ "Otis [Whitney], s. Eben[eze]r and Parney, [born] Feb. 1, 1790," according to Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1934).
2.^ "Otis [Whitney], of M., and Thirzah Glazier of Leverett, int. Mar. 28, 1817," according to Montague Vital Records.
3.^ "Marilla A. [Whitney], unm., and Alpheus Moon [Moore.int.], unm., [married] Dec. 31, 1844," according to Montague Vital Records.
4.^ "Julia M. [Whitney], d. Otis and Thirza, [died] Apr. 5, 1840, a. 15y. G.R.7," according to Montague Vital Records.
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