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Friday, June 6, 2025

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle Lorenzo Dow Oatley (1821-1900) of Rhode Island and Connecticut

 Lorenzo Dow Oatley was born in April 1821 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. [1-2] He was the 5th child and third son of Jonathan Oatley Sr. and Amy Champlin.

Lorenzo Dow Oatley and Elizabeth Atala Weatherhead were married on 24 March 1844 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.[3] Elizabeth Atalia Weatherhead was born on 18 April 1829 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticuts. She was the daughter of George and Atala (Amsbury) Weatherhead.

 Lorenzo Dow Oatley and Elizabeth Atala Weatherhead had the following child:

  • Frank Jillson Oatley, born 6 March 1846, East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, ; married Eleanor A. Daggett, 19 June 1867, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island; died 28 November 1924, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

Elizabeth died on 3 April 1846 at the age of 16 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.  She was buried after 3 April 1846 at Putnam Heights Cemetery in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut. 

 Lorenzo Dow Oatley and Dolly Leavens Aldrich were married after 1847 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.   Dolly Leavens Aldrich was born on 6 March 1820 in Massachusetts.  They had no children.

In the 1850 United States census, the Lorenzo D. Oatley family was enumerated in Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut.[4]  The household included:

  • Lorenzo D. Oatley - age 29, male, a Weaver, $1500 in real property, born South Kingston R.I.
  • Dolly L. Oatley - age 30, female, born Pomfret, Ct.
  • Frank Oatley - age 4, male, born Killingly Ct, attended school.

In the 1860 United States census, the  Lorenzo D. Oatley family resided in North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.[5]  The household included:

  • Lorenzo D. Oatley - age 39, male, an Overseer in mill, born R.I.
  • D.L. Oatley - age 40, female, a Dress maker, born Conn.
  • Frank J. Oatley - age 14, male, $5000 in real estate, born Conn.

In the 1870 United States Census, the L.D. Oatly family was enumerated in Brownville, Jefferson County, New York.[6] The household included:

  • L. D. Oatly - age 50, male, white, Weaver in cotton mill, $900 in real property, $520 in personal property, born Rhode Island, can read and write.
  • Dolly Oatly - age 50, female, white, House Keeper, born Conneccticut, can read and write
  • Frank J. Oatly - age 24, male, white, Watch in cotton mill, born Conneccticut, can read and write
  • Elner Oatly - age 23, female, white, born Connecticut, can read and write
  • Ida H. Oatly - age 1, female, white, born Massachusetts

In the 1880 United States Census, the Lorenzo D. Oatley family resided in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut.[7]  The household included:

  • Lorenzo D. Oatley - white, male, age 59, married, works in cotton mill, born Rhode Island, father born R.I., mother born R.I.
  • Dolly L. Oatley - white, female, age 60, married, keeping house, born Connecticut, father born Conn., mother born Conn.

Dolly (Aldrich) Oatley died on 18 June 1887 at the age of 67 in Crompton, Kent County, Rhode Island.  

Lorenzo Dow Oatley died at the age of 79 on 11 October 1900 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[2,8] The Rhode Island death registry for 1900 in Pawtucket lists the followinginformation:  died 11 October 1900, age 79 years, 6 months, residence Owen Ave., male, white, laborer, born So. Kingston, parents Jonathan and Annie, burial East Killingly, Conn., cause of death dysentery.

Lorenzo Dow Oatley was buried in Bartlett Cemetery #1 in East Killingly, Connecticut.[2] 

SOURCES:

1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 40ff, Jonathan Oatley family sketch.

2. Find A Grave, imaged,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1, Killingly, Conn., Lorenzo Dow Oatley (1821-1900) memorial #119636123.

3. Killingly, Connecticut, "Killingly Births, Marriages and Deaths" (Register at Killingly Town Hall, Danielson, Connecticut), Volume 2, 1849-1881; Page 27a, Lorenzo D. Oatley and Elizabeth A. Weatherhead marriage entry, 24 March 1844.

4. 1850 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Thompson, page 136/272 (stamped/penned), dwelling #360 family #403, Lorenzo D. Oatley household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/records/18364360 : accessed 5 June 2025); 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, Providence County, Rhode Island, population schedule, North Providence, page 3 (penned), dwelling #16, family #21, Lorenzo D. Oatley household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/records/34891443 : accessed 5 June 2025); 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, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Brownville, page 13 (penned), dwelling #116, family #120, L.D. 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, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Plainfield, ED 130, page 50 (penned), dwelling #293, family #566, Lorenzo D. Oatley household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/22829651 : accessed 5 June 2025); 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. "Rhode Island U.S., Death Registrations and Records, 1852-1946," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62906/ : accessed 5 June 2025); 1900, City of Pawtucket, page 113 (penned, image 142 of 310), Lorenzo Dowe Oatley entry, died 11 October 1900.

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Lorenzo Dow Oatley (1821-1900) 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 her 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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