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- ! Contrat de Mariage PRDH #95035Lieu ind?termin? (au Qu?bec) 1703-11-04Rank Name Age M.S. Pr. Sex01 JEAN BAPTISTE OTIS SPOUSE OF 02 DECLARED NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGN --- c p m Residence : BEAUPRE Origin :ANGLAIS02 CECILE POULLAIN SPOUSE OF 01 DECLARED NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGN --- c p f Residence : ST-JOACHIM03 RICHARD OTIS FATHER OF 01 --- --- d m Origin : ANGLAIS04 ANNEOTIS MOTHER OF 01 --- --- --- f05 JEAN POULLAIN FATHER OF 02 --- --- d m06 LOUISE PARE MOTHER OF 02 --- --- --- f07 ETIENNE JACOB --- --- p m Occupation : NOTAIRE? PRDHwww.genealogy.umontreal.ca! John/Jean-Baptiste Otis (b. 1680), Dover, N.H.Posted by: Sylvain Dufour Date: March 14, 2002 To anyone reading, in possession of vetted information : One of my ancestral lines goes up to Jean-Baptiste Otis, born John Otheys (or Otis) in Dover, N.H., about 1680. Mgr Tanguay (circa 1878),in his genealogical dictionary attributes theparentage of Jean-Baptiste to Richard Otis and Anna Shuah (Shaw) of Dover. This was later corrected, by whom (?), to Richard Otis and Susanna Hussey. Carefully reading many of the threaded discussions onthis site I have put togethermuch of the puzzle but some questions remain. If anyone can contribute an answer I would appreciate. First, the facts as they now appear. =========================== For the sake of brevity, I am skipping all the sources or vetting of the information. Anindian raid took place in a locality called Cocheco (downtown modern Dover) where Richard Otis and Rose Stroughton had settled (message 227).This couple had several children: Nicholas RichardStephen Solomon (died at about one year of age) Experience Judith Rose Richard, the senior,remarried after Rose died in 1671/72. First with Shuah Heard with whomhe had no children, and then to Grezet Warren with whom he had two more children: Hannah Christine During the raid, Stephen, half-sister Hannah and theirfather Richard were killed. Experience, Judith and Rose were kidnapped but rescued a short while later and returned to their family. Richard, the one killed, had several grandchildren who were kidnapped : Nicholas' son, who escaped and returned homeStephen's sons Stephen and Nataniel, brought to Canada never to return Stephen's daughter Rose, brought to Canada never to return (see message 227) John, allegedlyRichard (jr)'s son, brought to Canada never to return John was9 years of age at the time of the kidnapping (therefore born circa 1680). He converted (willingly or not...) to catholicism, married and lived his life in the beautiful Charlevoix region of Canada.Wife, now widow, Grezet was baptised Madeleine inCanada where she livedouther life. We also seem to know that Richard Otis, the son, had established his blacksmith shop at Dover Point, "some miles" from Cocheco (message 227). Richard was married to Susanna Hussey (b. on 7 sept 1767 in Hampton). Their children were John(b. 1680) Richard (b. 1690) Rose (b. 1691) Rebecca (b. 1695) Stephen (b. 8 June 1698) Nicholas (b. 8 Feb 1701 and d. 1701) Richard Otis (II) was apparently notimplicated in the indian raid and went on to live until 1701. Now, the outstanding questions. ========================= 1. If this John is indeed the son of Richard and Susanna Hussey, this means that Susanna would havebeen a young 14 yearsold when he was born... not impossible but a bit early even for those days. 2. Alsounusual, although theoretically possible, 10 years would have elapsed between John and the next child. Although there might be a few unknownsin between... 3. If Richard and Susanna's establishement was far enough from the site of theraid to be spared (at least their life), how did John get captured in Cocheco? Could he have been visiting the grand-father? Did the raiding party actually rake through the region? Do we knowmore about this? 4. Message 472 refers to Richard's will giving custody of the childrento his wife Susanna in 1701. The author claims that John is not mentioned in the will. Is it reasonabletosay that the child having disappeared 12 years earlier was off everyone's mind as a subject for guardianship? Moreover, he would have been 21 years old at the time. Hardly one to need mother's care! 5. Was there ever an Anna Shuah (Shaw) in Richard Otis' life? Washe married with her before he married Susanna Hussey? My request ======== I would appreciate contributions elucidating John's origins. Facts about other family members are interesting but only as far as they contribute to the understanding ofJohn's saga and his origin. I would also appreciate having an idea of the sourcesof any new orcontradictory information. I prefer togowith vetted information (from wills, contemporary records and other writings, etc.).Sylvain DufourHull, QC, Canada P.S. It might be better to e-mail me as well as posting the message here, just to get my attention (unless the system notifies meautomatically as it suggests it will). ht-sd a sympatico.ca
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vers 1680 - 1760 (~ 80 ans)