Family:Whitney, Otis (1802-1881)
Otis8 Whitney (Levi7, Solomon6, Solomon5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Levi7 and Susannah (Sargent) Whitney, was born 16 Mar 1802, Rumney, NH,[1] or Hope, ME, and died 20 Mar 1881, Rumney, NH, of typhoid pneumonia.
He married, about 1823, Marcy Piper, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (-----) Piper. She was born 7 Mar 1794, Dracut, MA, and died 13 Jan 1880, Rumney, NH.
Children of Otis8 and Marcy (Piper) Whitney:
i. Mary9 Whitney, b. 9 Jun or 9 Jan 1824, Rumney NH;[2] d. after 1850, then unmarried. ii. Maria Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1825, Rumney NH;[3] d. 1853, Rumney, NH; unmarried. iii. Abi Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1827, Rumney, NH;[4] m. 28 Dec 1859, Rumney, NH, Guy E. Greeley. iv. Sophia Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1829, Rumney, NH;[5] m. 15 Jun 1873, Rumney, NH, William A. Burns.[6] v. Sarah Whitney, b. 17 Jun or 16 Jul 1831, Rumney, NH;[7] d. 7 Feb 1911, Rumney, NH, of senility; unmarried.
Census
- 1830, Rumney, 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, Rumney, Grafton Co., NH:
137 135 Otis Whitney 48 M - Carpenter $2000 Me. Mary " 56 F - Mass. Maria " 24 F - N.H. Sophia " 21 F - " Abi " 23 F - " Sarah " 19 F - " Attended school
Otis Whitney 58 M - Carpenter $1200 $3000 New Hampshire Marcy " 60 F - " Sarah " 27 F - " Sophia " 29 F - "
188 192 Whitney, Otis 68 M W Glove Manufacturer $3000 $8000 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 76 F W Keeping house Massachusetts -----, Sophia 40 F W Milliner N.H. -----, Sarah 38 F W N.H.
Name Age Rel Sex Mar Race Birthplace Occupation Fath Moth Otis WHITNEY 79 Self M W W MAINE MASS N.H. Sarah WHITNEY 48 Dau F S W NEW HAMPSHIRE Keeping House ME MASS
This was Levi's son Otis.
References
- Census records.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
3.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
4.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
5.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
6.^ "Sophia Whitney (b. 1830) & William A. Burns, m. 15 Jun 1873, Rumney, Grafton Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
7.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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