Archive:Otis, Massachusetts, Vital Records
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Vital Records of Otis, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1941).
Key
C.R.2 - Congregational Church in Otis, constituted by union of Churches of Loudon and Bethleham, June 5, 1810.
G.R.1 - Otis Center Cemetery.
G.R.4 - Norton of Old East Cemetery about 1 mile West of East Otis.
Births
Pages 64-65
WHITNEY
- Alice, d. Jonas and Mary, Mar. 21, 1803.
- Alice, ch. Jonas and Mary, bp. Nov. 17, 1805 C.R.2
- Barnabas, s. Jonas and Mary, May 1, 1791
- Charlotte J., ch. Erastus M., Oct. 22, 1833 (w. William H. Hawley, Dec. 22, G.R.1.)
- Eliza Ann, d. Silas N. and Anna, Dec. 7, 1830
- Erastus Marvin, s. Jonas and Mary, Jul. 28, 1797
- Erastus Marvin, ch. Jonas and Mary, bp. Nov. 17, 1805 C.R.2
- Hannah Clark, d. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Jul. 18, 1811
- Harriet A., ch. Erastus M., Jun. 26, 1831
- Haven (twin), s. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Mar. 20, 1802
- Henry F., s. Silas N. and Anna, Aug. 27, 1835
- Hezekiah, s. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, May 29, 1799.
- Hezekiah, ch. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Sep. 4, 1803. C.R.2
- James Harvey, s. Jonas and Mary, Jul. 23, 1795 (James Hervey Whitney, C.R.2)
- Jonas, s. Jonas and Mary, Jul. 9, 1793
- Jonas Franklin, s. Jonas and Mary, May 25, 1810
- Julitta, ch. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Sep. 4, 1803 C.R.2
- Julittea, d. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, May 26, 1791
- Lucy, d. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Nov. 22, 1794 (Mehitabel, C.R.2)
- Mahitabel Havens, ch. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Jul. 13, 1804
- Mary, d. Jonas and Mary, Feb. 20, 1801
- Mary, d. Erastus M., Apr. 28, 1828 [Apr. 28 written above Jun. 26 crossed out]
- Mary (see Polly) 1833
- Mehetabel (twin), d. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Mar. 20, 1802
- Mehitable Havens (see Mahitable Havens Whitney)
- Miles F., s. Erastus M., Mar. 25, 1838
- Milton, s. Jonas and Mary, Apr. 17, 1807
- Orrin, s. Jonas and Mary, Sep. 1, 1812
- Orrin, s. Silas N. and Anna, Jun. 19, 1839
- Paul, s. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Jan. 18, 1793 (Mehitabel, C.R.2)
- Polly, d. Silas N. and Anna, Mar. 4, 1833
- Sally, d. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Nov. 11, 1796 (Mehitabel, C.R.2)
- Silas Noble, s. Jonas and Mary, Apr. 4, 1805
- Tabatha Sumner, ch. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, May 20, 1806 (Tabatha Sumner Whitney, C.R.2)
- William H., s. Silas N. and Anna, Sep. 10, 1828
- William Haven, ch. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Mar. 12, 1809
- _____, ch. Jonas and Mary, Jul. 13, 1799
Marriages
Pages 123-124
WHITNEY
- Alice and Truman Fay, both of Otis, int. Mar. __, 1826
- Barnabas and Martha (int. Miss Margret) Williams, both of Otis (Miss Martha, in O., C.R.2), Jan 2, 1816
- Eliza Ann, b. O., d. Silas, and Charles H. Babb, single, farmer, b. O., all of O. [sic, pub. cert. Oct. 22], Oct. 3, 1849
- Hanna C., Miss, and Isaac W. Snow, both of O., int. Feb. 7, 1835
- Hezekiah of Loudon and Mahitabel Havens (int. Mehitabel Haven) of Sandisfield (dup. 1799, sic, int. 1790) in Sandisfield, Sep. 15, 1790
- James H. and Miss Amanda Rogers, both of O., int. Mar. 20, 1814
- James Harvey and (int. Miss) Lydia Gates, of O., Nov. 30, 1815 (in O., C.R.2)
- Lucy of O. and David I. Chatfield of Windham, N.Y., (Miss Lucy of O. and David J. Chatfield of Windham, N.Y., m. ___ __, 1821, in O., C.R.2), Dec. 2, 1821
- Mahitable H., Miss of O., and Nathan Smith of Sandisfield, Oct. 6, 1831
- Mary, Miss, of O., and Eli Gibbs of Chester, (Levi of Chester, m. Feb 6, 1823, in O., C.R.2) int. Dec. 11, 1822
- Mehitable H. (see Mahitable H.)
- Milton of O. and Charlot C. Crain of Sandisfield, int. Sep. 4, 1831
- Paul of O. and Miss Rebecca D. Freeman of Tolland, int. Mar. 14, 1813
- Sally (int. Miss) of O. and John Bowen of Becket, (in O., C.R.2) int., Dec. 4, 1816
- Silas and Ann Fay, both of O., int. Jan. 22, 1827
Deaths
Page 158
WHITNEY
- Alice, w. Timothy Esq., 80th y. [in 79th y., G.R.4] Sep. 5, 1812
- Amanda, w. James H., a. 17y. 3m., Aug. 2, 1814. G.R.4.
- Haven, [twin] s. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Mar. 21, 1802
- Hezekiah, a. 73, C.R.2 [a. 74, G.R.4], Oct. 25, 1839
- Jonas, s. Jonas and Mary [a. 19m. 9d., G.R.4], Feb. 18, 1795
- Jonas (see____________Whitney, 1799)
- Jonas, billious fever, a. 76, Apr. 23, 1845, C.R.2. [Apr. 22, a. 75, G.R.4]
- Jonas Franklin, s. Jonas and Mary [a. 6, C.R.2, a. 7, G.R.4] Aug. 19, 1816
- Mahetabel, (twin) d. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Mar. 10, 1803
- Mehitable, wid. Hezekiah, Aug ___ 1849, a. 79, C.R.2
- Oliver, s. Timothy and Alice, Jun 20, 1780, a. 5y. 5m. 2d., G.R.4
- Orrin, s. Jonas and Mary [inflamation of bowels], Aug 22, 1827, a. 15, C.R.2. [Orrin C [?C. or O], G.R.4]
- Timothy, Esq., Jun. 23, 1803, a. 72 y. 4 m. 11 d.
- William Haven, ch. Hezekiah and Mehetabel, Sep. 14, 1809
- ________, inf. Jonas and Mary, Jul. 26, 1799 [Jonas a. 13d., G.R.4.]
- ________, s. James H. and Amanda, Aug. 2, 1814, a. 2h., G.R.4
- ________, s. Marvin, Jul 6, 1826, a. 1 [1 made over 2]y., "about" 10m., C.R.2
- ________, ch. Silas, Jul ___ 1827, a. 6 h., C.R.2
1841-1910
From "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.
Births
Whitney, [Male], birth, 1879, vol. 304, p. 57:
- [number] 3; [birthdate] January 24, 1879; [date of record] --; [name] ----- Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. Whitney, Sarah J. (Blunt) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis, Mass.; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, New York.
Whitney, [Male], birth, 1867, vol. 196, p. 53:
- [number] 12; [birthdate] June 8, 1867; [date of record] --; [name] ----- Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles Franklin & Sara Jane (Blunt) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, N. York.
Whitney, Frederick Porter, birth, 1860, vol. 132, p. 62:
- [number] 17; [birthdate] Sept. 12; [date of record] --; [name] Frederick Porter Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. Whitney, Sarah J. Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, N.Y.
Whitney, Kate B., birth, 1876, vol. 277, p. 56:
- [number] 24; [birthdate] September 8th, 1876; [date of record] --; [name] Katie B. Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles Franklin Whitney, Sarah Jane (Blunt) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis, Mass.; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, New York.
Whitney, Lila Elizabeth, birth, 1893, vol. 430, p. 95:
- [number] 7; [birthdate] March 26th; [date of record] July 8th; [name] Lila Elizabeth Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Charles E. Whitney, Julia E. (Ward) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Otis.
Whitney, Lucy, birth, 1875, vol. 277, p. 55:
- [number] 7; [birthdate] February 2nd, 1875; [date of record] --; [name] Lucy Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. Whitney, Sarah Jane (Blunt) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis, Mass.; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, N. York.
Whitney, Marcus Hawley, birth, 1873, vol. 250, p. 58:
- [number] 11; [birthdate] September 8th, 1873; [date of record] --; [name] Marcus Hawley Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles Franklin Whitney, Sarah Jane (Blunt) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis, Mass.; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, N. York.
Whitney, Sarah Elizabeth, birth, 1862, vol. 150, p. 60:
- [number] 11; [birthdate] Aug. 5; [date of record] --; [name] Sarah Elizabeth Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. Whitney, Sarah J. Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, N.Y.
Whitney, Waldo Heath, birth, 1894, vol. 439, p. 97:
- [number] 8; [birthdate] September 8th; [date of record] Dec. 31st; [name] Waldo Heath Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Marcus H. Whitney, Gertrude S. (Heath) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Tyringham.
Whitney, Wallace Franklin, birth, 1886, vol. 367, p. 66:
- [number] 3; [birthdate] May 23d; [date of record] Oct. 20th; [name] Wallace Franklin Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Albert F. & Jennie A. Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Blacksmith; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Tyringham.
Whitney, Wilber Lewis, birth, 1871, vol. 232, p. 61:
- [number] 15; [birthdate] May 25, 1871; [date of record] --; [name] Wilber Lewis Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles Franklin Whitney, Sarah Jane (Blunt) Whitney; [residence of father] Otis; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Otis; [birthplace of mother] Hudson, N. York.
Marriages
Whitney, Albert F., marriage, 1883, p. 343, p. 62:
- [number] 4; [marriage date and place] Feb. 7; [date of record] --; [groom] Albert F. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 18; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. Whitney & Sarah J.; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Jennie A. Crittendon; [residence] Tyringham; [age] 17; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Tyringham; [parents] Homer Crittendon & Clara; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] J. D. Pope, Minister Gospel at Lee.
Whitney, Austin L., marriage, 1889, vol. 397, p. 64:
- [number] 7; [marriage date and place] Oct. 15th, Otis; [date of record] Oct. 18th; [groom] Austin L. Whitney; [residence] Sandisfield; [age] 29; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Sandisfield; [parents] Lorenzo C. & Celestia Whitney; [number of marriage] Second; [bride] Martha A. Webb; [residence] Otis; [age] 33; [occupation] Housework; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Milo & Louisa Webb; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] J. W. Smith, Minister, Otis, Mass.
Whitney, Charles E., marriage, 1888, vol. 388, p. 63:
- [number] 1; [marriage date and place] February 14th, Otis; [date of record] Feby. 16th; [groom] Charles E. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 20; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. & Sarah J. Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Julia E. Ward; [residence] Otis; [age] 21; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Jabez C. & Elizabeth Ward; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] William A. Fobes, Pastor, Congregational Church, Monterey, Mass.
Whitney, Charlotte J., marriage, 1851, vol. 54, p. 46:
- [number] 3; [marriage date and place] May 8, 1851; [date of record] May 8, 1851; [groom] William Hawley; [residence] Sandisfield; [age] 23; [occupation] Laborer; [birthplace] Sandisfield; [parents] Harry & Elizabeth Hawley; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Charlotte J. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 17; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Erastus & Mary Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Elam P. Norton, Justice.
Whitney, Eliza Ann, marriage, 1850, vol. 45, p. 41:
- [number] 9; [marriage date and place] October 3d, 1849; [date of record] --; [groom] Charles H. Babb; [residence] Otis; [age] --; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Silas; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Eliza Ann Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] --; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Elam P. Norton, Justice of the Peace.
Whitney, Harriet A., marriage, 1851, vol. 54, p. 46:
- [number] 4; [marriage date and place] May 8, 1851; [date of record] --; [groom] Loveland Lorenzo; [residence] Dalton; [age] 28; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Dalton; [parents] Alfred & Mary Lorenzo; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Harriet A. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 20; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Erastus & Mary Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Elam P. Norton.
Whitney, Katherine B., marriage, 1897, vol. 469, p. 89:
- [number] 7; [marriage date and place] December 29th, Otis; [date of record] December 30th; [groom] Robert M. Clark; [residence] Otis; [age] 20; [occupation] At school; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] James & Agusta (Stratton) Clark; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Katherine B. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 21; [occupation] School teacher; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. & Sarah J. (Blunt) Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] J. H. Bigger, Pastor, Bapt. Church, Tyringham, Mass.
Whitney, Lucius M., marriage, 1900, vol. 500, p. 91:
- [number] 2; [marriage date and place] March 13th, New Marlboro; [date of record] Mch. 15th; [groom] Lucius M. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 21; [occupation] Farming; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. & Sarah J. (Blunt) Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Mary A. Stratton; [residence] Sandisfield; [age] 21; [occupation] School teacher; [birthplace] Sandisfield; [parents] Gordon & Mary E. (Hubbard) Stratton; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] H. S. Mabie, Pastor, Baptist Church, New Marlboro, Mass.
Whitney, Marcus H., marriage, 1893, vol. 433, p. 87:
- [number] 9; [marriage date and place] November 27th, Tyringham; [date of record] Dec. 1; [groom] Marcus H. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 20; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Miles F. & Sarah J. (Blunt) Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Gertrude E. Heath; [residence] Tyringham; [age] 22; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Tyringham; [parents] Dewit C. & Abigail (Cone) Heath; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] J. W. Smith, Minister, Otis.
Whitney, Mary E., marriage, 1853, vol. 69, p. 59:
- [number] [11]; [marriage date and place] November 2, 1883; [date of record] --; [groom] Elihu Brown; [residence] Blandford; [age] 37; [occupation] Mechanic; [birthplace] Blandford; [parents] Ebenezer; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Mary E. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 25; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Erastus M.; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Hugh Gibson, Clergyman.
Whitney, Miles F., marriage, 1859, vol. 126, p. 50:
- [number] 1; [marriage date and place] Apr. 20; [date of record] --; [groom] Miles F. Whitney; [residence] Otis; [age] 21; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Erastus M. Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Sarah J. Blunt; [residence] Otis; [age] 18; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Hudson, N.Y.; [parents] Cornelius Blunt; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. S. A. Hall.
Whitney, Sarah E., marriage, 1881, vol. 325, p. 55:
- [number] 2; [marriage date and place] March 9th, 1881; [date of record] --; [groom] Frank M. Bliss; [residence] Blandford, Mass.; [age] 28; [occupation] Blacksmith; [birthplace] Otis, Mass.; [parents] Alvin & Silvia M. Bliss; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Sarah E. Whitney; [residence] Otis, Mass.; [age] 21; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Otis, Mass.; [parents] Miles F. & Sarah J. Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] James C. Seagrave, Pastor of the Congregational Church, Otis, Mass.
Deaths
Loveland, Harriet A. [Whitney], death, 1907, vol. 1907/80 (death), p. 443:
- [number] 4; [death date and place] March 20th, 1907, Otis; [date of record] Mch. 23, 1907; [name] Harriet A. Loveland, Harriet A. Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widow of Lorenzo D. Loveland; [age] 76 8 27; [cause] Paralysis of heart; [residence] Otis; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Erastus M. Whitney, Mary Jackson; [parents' birthplaces] Otis, Blandford.
Whitney, Erastus M., death, 1869, vol. 220, p. 47:
- [number] 23; [death date and place] May 17th, 1869; [date of record] --; [name] Erastus M. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 71 8 20; [cause] Heart disease; [residence] Otis; [occupation] Mechanic; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Jonas Whitney, Mary (Noble) Whitney; [parents' birthplaces] Otis, Blandford, Ms.
Whitney, Mary C. [Jackson], death, 1876, vol. 283, p. 52:
- [number] 15; [death date and place] October 18th, 1876; [date of record] --; [name] Mary C. Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widowed; [age] 79 7 13; [cause] Muscular rheumatism; [residence] Otis; [occupation] Housekeeper; [birthplace] Blandford, Mass.; [parents] Ezra Jackson, Mary (Woodward) Jackson; [parents' birthplaces] Brookline, Mass., Brookline, Mass.
Whitney, Miles F., death, 1901, vol. 516, p. 97:
- [number] 5; [death date and place] July 29th, Otis; [date of record] Augst. 1st; [name] Miles F. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 63 4 5; [cause] Paralysis and coma; [residence] Otis; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Otis; [parents] Erastus M. Whitney, Mary Jackson; [parents' birthplaces] Otis, Blandford; [buried] Otis.
Whitney, Sara Jane [Blunt], death, 1905, vol. 1905/75 (death), p. 136:
- [number] 7; [death date and place] May 27th, 1905, Otis, Mass.; [date of record] May 29, 1905; [name] Sara Jane Whitney, Sara Jane Blunt; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widow of Miles F. Whitney; [age] 63 2 6; [cause] Chronic phthisis; [residence] Otis, Mass.; [occupation] Housewife; [birthplace] Chatham, N.Y.; [parents] Cornelius Blunt, Unknown; [parents' birthplaces] New York State, New York State; [buried] Otis.
Whitney, Wilber Lewis, death, 1872, vol. 247, p. 53:
- [number] 13; [death date and place] June 27, 1872; [date of record] --; [name] Wilber Lewis Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Single; [age] 1 1 2; [cause] Cholera infantum; [residence] Otis; [occupation] --; [birthplace] West Otis; [parents] Miles F. Whitney, Sarah J. (Blunt) Whitney; [parents' birthplaces] West Otis, Hudson, N.Y.
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