52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle Joseph H. Oatley (1816-1898) of Rhode Island and Connecticut

Joseph H. Oatley was born on 13 September 1816 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, the second son and second child of Jonathan and Amy (Champlin) Oatley.[1-3]  The Jonathan Oatley family moved to East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut in about 1834 from South Kingstown.

Joseph H. Oatley and Cynthia Taft were married on 25 November 1838 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[1]

Cynthia Taft, daughter of Moses Taft and Sarah Ballard, was born on 28 February 1815 in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.[9] 

 Joseph H. Oatley and Cynthia Taft had the following children:

• George Whitfield Oatley, born 4 October 1839, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island; married Lydia M. Pray, 18 October 1860, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died 16 July 1906, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.
• Edward R. Oatley, born September 1844, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; died 4 July 1922, Danielson, Windham, Connecticut.
• Sarah Emogene Oatley, born September 1848, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; married Francis Blanding, 1867, Connecticut; died 30 March 1915, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
• Joseph Franklin Oatley, born 23 July 1852, Killingly, Windham, Connecticu; married Viola E. Houghton, 1 November 1874, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; died 23 June 1907, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.
• Alice Cynthia Oatley, born July 1856, Windham, Connecticut; married Frederick Albert Greenslit, 1875, Windham, Connecticut; died 10 September 1929, Windham, Connecticu.

In the 1850 United States census, the Joseph Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[4]  The household included:

Joseph Oatley - age 33, male, a Mason, $2000 in real property, boprn So. Kingston RI

Cynthia Oatley - age 31, female, born Burrilville, R.I.

George W. Oatley - age 10, male, born Burrilville RI, attended school

Edward R. Oatley - age 5, male, born Killingly Ct, attended school

Sarah E. Oatley - age 1, female, born Killingly Ct.

In the 1860 United States census, the Joseph Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[5]  The household included:

Joseph Oatley - age 44, male, a Mason, $3000 in real property, $1000 in real property, born RI

Cynthia Oatley - age 45, female, born RI

Geo W. Oatley - age 20, male, born RI, attended school

Edward R. Oatley - age 15, male, born Conn., 

 Sarah E. Oatley - age 11, female, born Conn., attended school

Joseph F. Oatley - age 7, male, born Conn, attended school

Cynthia Oatley - age 4, female, born Conn.

In the 1870 United States census, the Joseph Oatly family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[6]  The household included:

Joseph Oatly - age 53, male, white, a Stone Cutter, $4000 in real property, $850 in real property, born Rhode Island

Cynthia Oatly - age 55, female, white, Keeping house, born Rhode Island

Joseph F. Oatly - age 17, male, white, No occupation, born Conn.

Alice Oatly - age 14, female, white, At school, born Conn.

Jonathan Oatly - age 79, male, white, At home, born Rhode Island

In the 1880 United States census, the Joseph Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[7]  The household included:

• Joseph Oatley - white, male, age 63, married, a Stone Cutter, $4000 in real property, $850 in real property, born Rhode Island, father born RI, mother born RI
• Cynthia Oatley - white, female, age 65, Wife, married, Keeping house, born Rhode Island, father born RI, mother born RI

Joseph died on 13 October 1898 at the age of 82 in East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States.[1-3] Joseph was buried after 13 October 1898 at Bartlett Cemetery #1 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States.[3]

Cynthia (Taft) Oatley died on 1 December 1901 at the age of 86 in East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States. She was buried after 1 December 1901 at Bartlett Cemetery #1 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[8]

SOURCES:

1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 64, Joseph H. Oatley family sketch.

2. Find A Grave, imaged,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1, Dayville, Conn., Joseph H. Oatley (1816-1898) memorial #13157898.

3. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934," database index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Killingly, Conn., Joseph Oatley death entry, 13 October 1898, age 82.

4. 1850 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 358 (stamped), dwelling #550, family #603, Joseph Oatley household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

5. 1860 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 84 (penned), dwelling #653, family #679, Joseph Oatley household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing  1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

6. 1870 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 122 (penned), dwelling #725, family #1033, Joseph Oatly household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

7. 1880 United States Federal Census, indham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, ED 129, page 17 (penned), dwelling #157, family #192, Joseph Oatley household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

8. Find A Grave, imaged,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1, Dayville, Conn., Cynthia Taft Oatley (1815-1901) memorial #13157922.

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Joseph H. Oatley (1816-1898) is my 2nd great-granduncle and brother of my 2nd great-grandmother, Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864).  

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives.  Information about his father, Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 39: #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872).

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  

I add links to the 52 Ancestors and 52 Relatives sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies page, in my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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