52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle Jonathan Oatley Jr. (1828-1884) of New England

Jonathan Oatley Jr. was born 27 April 1828 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, the tenth child and seventh son of Jonathan and Amy (Champlin) Oatley.[1,7]  The Oatley family moved to East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut in 1834 when Rev. Jonathan Oatley became the minister of the Baptist Church there.

Jonathan married Hannah Bishop on 3 April 1849 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.[2]   Hannah was born 1 April 1823 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, the daughter of Zephaniah and Hannah (--?--) Bishop. They had no children.

In the 1850 United States census, Jonathan Oatley Jr. and Hannah Oatley were enumerated in the household of Ira and Nancy Edson (Nancy was Jonathan's sister). The information for Jonathan and Hannah is:

• Jonathan Oatley Jr. - age 22, male, a weaver, born So. Kingston RI
• Hannah Oatley - age 27, female, born Glocester RI

In the 1870 United States census, the Jonathan Oatly family resided in West Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[4]  The household included:

• Jonathan Oatly - age 41, male, white, no occupation, $250 in personal property, born Rhode Island
• Hannah Oatly - age 45, female, white, works in Cotton Mill, born Rhode Island

In the 1880 United States census, the Jonathan Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[5]  The household included:

• Jonathan Oatley - white, male, age 52, married, a Laborer, 12 months unemployed, has Brain Disease, is Disabled, born Rhode Island, father born R.I., mother born R.I.
• Hannah Oatley - white, female, age 57, Wife, married Keeping house, born Rhode Island, father born R.I., mother born R.I.

Jonathan Oatley Jr. died 27 March 1884 in Killingly, Connecticut at age 55.[6-7]  He is buried in Bartlett Cemetery #1 in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[7]  The gravestone inscription says:

Jonathan Oatley Jr.

Died

March 27, 1884

Aged

55 yrs 11 mos.

Hannah (Bishop) Oatley died 21 March 1897 in East Killingly at age 73, and was buried in Bartlett Cemetery #1 next to Jonathan.[8]

SOURCES:

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

2. Killingly, Connecticut, "Killingly Births, Marriages and Deaths" (Register at Killingly Town Hall, Danielson, Connecticut), Volume 2, 1849-1881; Page 52, Jonathan Oatley and Hannah Bishop entry, 3 April 1849.

3. "United States, Census, 1850," imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M681-WPN : Sat Jan 11 07:31:23 UTC 2025), Jonathan Oatley entry with Ira Edson and Nancy Edson household.

4. "United States, Census, 1870," imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN75-64K : Thu Jan 16 15:02:03 UTC 2025), Entry for Jonathan Oatley and Hannah Oatley, 1870.

5. "United States, Census, 1880," imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZQ-WLB : Sun Jan 19 03:48:18 UTC 2025), Entry for Jonathan Oatley and Hannah Oatley, 1880.

6. "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F769-CZN : 16 January 2020), entry for Jonathan Jr. Oatley, 28 March 1884.

7. Find A Grave, imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1, East Killingly, Conn., Jonathan Oatley, Jr. (1828-1884) memorial # 36289159.

8. Find A Grave, imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1, East Killingly, Conn., Hannah Oatley (1823-1897) memorial # 36289156.

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Jonathan Oatley Jr. (1828-1884) 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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