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Otis Chase Bent (1864 - 1944)

Otis Chase Bent
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 17 Sep 1890 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 79 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Bent, the son of Roswell Bent & Ann Bent, was born on 2 June 1864 in Massachusetts, United States.[1]

From "The Bent Family in America": [2]

Roswell7 Bent (Micah,6 William,5 Micah,4 Hopestill,3 Peter,2 John1), farmer, was born in Framingham, Mass., July 28, 1819 ; living in North Bellingham, Mass. He married first, April 6, 1842, Tryphenia Adams, who died June 20, 1858. He married second, 1859, Ann Grism, born Sept. 26, 1823, still living. (Note: as of 1900 when published)
Children of Roswell and Tryphenia, all born in Bellingham :
i. Amos Roswell,8 b. Aug. 31, 1843; living in the Soldier's Home, Wis.; m. December, 1866, Mary Thomas; no children; saw service in the 16th Mass. Infantry from July 12, 1861 to Sept. 27, 1862.
ii. Edward Micah, b. July 1, 1846; enlisted Nov. 7, 1864, in Co. F., 61st Reg., Mass. Infantry, and d. at Washington, D.C., July 2, 1865.
iii. Waldo Adams, b. Jan. 16, 1849; left Massachusetts in 1864, and has not been heard from since.
Children of Roswell and Ann, all born in Bellingham :
i. Ernest,8 b. Dec. 24, 1860; a dentist, formerly of Grafton, now of Braintree, Mass.; m. Sept. 28, 1892, Henrietta F. Capwell of Providence, R. I. One child, Florence A.,9 b. Aug. 3, 1893.
ii. George Sumner, b. Sept. 4, 1862; m. Dec. 7, 1887, Avis Jacobs, b. Franklin, Mass., Jan. 25, 1861, and lives in Medway, where he has a store, gentlemen's furnishings and boots and shoes ; no children.
iii. Otis Chase, b. June 2, 1864 ; living in North Brookfield, Mass.; m. Sept. 25, 1891, Jessie, dau. of John C. Morrill of Natick. One child, Edith Marie, b. Dec. 14, 1896.
iv. Edwin, b. 1867 ; d. ae. 6 mos.


In the 1870 census, Otis (age 5) was enumerated in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was.[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Russel Bent M 51 Massachusetts
Ann Bent F 47 Massachusetts
Ernest Bent M 9 Massachusetts
Otis C Bent M 5 Massachusetts
Geo S Bent M 7 Massachusetts

In the 1880 census, Otis (age 16), Works On Farm, was enumerated in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was the single son of Roswell Bent.[4]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Roswell Bent M White 61 Married Head Farmer Massachusetts
Ann Bent F White 57 Married Wife Keeping House Canada
Ernest Bent M White 19 Single Son Works In Boot Shop Massachusetts
George R. Bent M White 19 Single Son Works In Boot Factory Massachusetts
Otis C. Bent M White 16 Single Son Works On Farm Massachusetts

Otis married Jessie G Morrill on 17 September 1890 in Massachusetts, United States.[5]

Otis (age 26), the child of Roswell Bent & Anna Grisin Bent, married Jessie G Marrill (age 26) on 25 September 1890 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[6]

Otis (age 26), the son of Roswell Bent & Anna Grissin Bent, married Jessie G. Merrill (age 26y) on 25 September 1890 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[7]

Otis (age 26), the son of Roswell & Anna, married Jessie G. Merrill (age 26y) on 25 September 1890 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[8]

Otis (age 26), the son of Roswell & Anna Grisin, married Jessie G. Morrill (age 26) on 25 September 1890 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[9]

Otis's daughter Edith Marie Bent was born on 14 December 1896 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[10][11]

In the 1910 census, Otis (age 45) was enumerated in Weymouth Ward 1, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was the married head of household.[12]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Otis C Bent M White 45 Married Head Massachusetts
Jessie G Bent F White 45 Married Wife New Hampshire
Edith M Bent F White 13 Single Daughter Massachusetts
John C Morrill M White 75 Married Father-in-law New Hampshire

In the 1930 census, Olis (age 66) was enumerated in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was the married head of household.[13]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Olis Bent M White 66 Married Head Massachusetts
Jessin G Bent F White 63 Married Wife New Hampshire
Markly Allen M White 35 Married Son-in-law California
Edith M Allen F White 33 Married Daughter Massachusetts
Winnifred L Allen F White 10 Single Grandchild Connecticut
Pauline E Allen F White 7 Single Grandchild Massachusetts
Gertrude L Allen F White 4 Single Grandchild Massachusetts

In the 1940 census, Otis (age 75) was enumerated in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was the married father-in-law of Markley A Allen.[14]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Markley A Allen M White 45 Married Head California
Edith B Allen F White 43 Married Wife Massachusetts
Otis C Bent M White 75 Married Father-in-law Massachusetts
Jesse G Bent F White 75 Married Mother-in-law New Hampshire
Winifred L Allen F White 19 Single Daughter Connecticut
Gertrude L Allen F White 14 Single Daughter Massachusetts

Otis died in 1944 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[15]

Image of Death Index page 510 showing Otis C. Bent's death

Otic C. Bent's 19 April 1944 obituary announced that he died at his home, 120 Webb street in Weymouth the day before. Surviving him was his widow Jessie G. (Morrell) Bent and one daughter, Mrs. Markley Allen (this is Edith Marie Bent), and one brother, Dr. Ernest Bent of Abington. The obituary stated that he was a retired storekeeper.[16]

Otis was mentioned on a memorial in Starr Burying Ground Cemetery, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 1944.[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FXZ7-F11 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6LCW-KT Image number 00319, Bent born on 2 Jun 1864, son of Roswell Bent & Ann Bent, in Massachusetts, United States; citing Page: 245; Digital film/folder number: 004341184; FHL microfilm: 1428036; Record number: 78; Packet letter: E.
  2. ↑ Bent, Allen H. The Bent Family in America (David Clapp & Son., Boston, 1900); p. 147
  3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MDQ9-264 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6G1Z-FYM, Otis C Bent (5) in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts; citing Page: 3; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004271385; FHL microfilm: 000552133; Image number: 116; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01514-5.
  4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MHX4-HF8 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-9C23, Otis C Bent (16), single son, Works On Farm, in household of Roswell Bent (61) in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States; citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00026; Digital film/folder number: 005160808; FHL microfilm: 1254547; Image number: 107; Sheet number: 51; Sheet letter: C; Indexing batch: C56340-1.
  5. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: Q2Z9-6MNP : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BF-29DF-B Image number 00218, Otis C Beut marriage to Jessie G Morrill on 17 Sep 1890 in Massachusetts, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007721394; FHL microfilm: 000593470.
  6. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QPZX-TC8J : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-HD8R, Otis C Bent (26) marriage to Jessie G Marrill (26) on 25 Sep 1890 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007011216; Image number: 316.
  7. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: N4S7-F57 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-65S9-RSX Image number 00329, Otis C Bent (26) marriage to Jessie G. Merrill (26y) on 25 Sep 1890 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004279733; FHL microfilm: 001415228; Record number: 764; Packet letter: A.
  8. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: N4S7-TWY : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-65S9-R3Z Image number 00247, Otis C Bent (26) marriage to Jessie G. Merrill (26y) on 25 Sep 1890 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004279733; FHL microfilm: 001415228; Record number: 671; Packet letter: A.
  9. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database, (FamilySearch Record: FCSP-Q6T : accessed 19 January 2024), Otis C Bent (26) marriage to Jessie G. Morrill (26) on 25 Sep 1890 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004269028; FHL microfilm: 817171; Record number: 32; Packet letter: B.
  10. ↑ Birth of daughter Edith Marie Bent: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FX7T-PTD : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4GS-2ZZ Image number 00542, Edith Marie Bent born to Otis C in 1896 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004006255; FHL microfilm: 1843694; Record number: 21; Packet letter: A.
  11. ↑ Birth of daughter Edith Marie Bent: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FHD8-9M7 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-79SK-Z, Edith Marie Bent born to Otis C Bent on 14 Dec 1896 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing Page: 133; Digital film/folder number: 007009806; FHL microfilm: 2079180; Image number: 241; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I04379-1.
  12. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M2KH-MN1 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRK3-39N, Otis C Bent (45), married head of household in Weymouth Ward 1, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972441; FHL microfilm: 1374623; Image number: 568; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03410-4.
  13. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: XQ59-2NG : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHQ-YFR, Olis Bent (66), married head of household in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004951113; FHL microfilm: 2340667; Image number: 853; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03855-7.
  14. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: K4NJ-Q8W : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-QLVT, Otis C Bent (75), married father-in-law, in household of Markley A Allen (45) in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 51; Digital film/folder number: 005460906; Image number: 295; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B.
  15. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    (Ancestry Record 3659 #2925983 : subscription required, accessed 19 January 2024), Otis Bent death 1944 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA; citing Original data Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Volume Number 91, Page number 510, Reference Number F63.M363 v.100.
  16. ↑ Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Massachusetts) 19 April 1944, page 2 Genealogybank https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:13D0955A0C88E671@GB3NEWS-1679C2F758D447B5@2431200-16795307019DFFB1@1-16795307019DFFB1 : accessed 19 January 2024
  17. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #9335238 : accessed 19 January 2024), Memorial page for Ottis C Bent (1864-1944), citing Starr Burying Ground Cemetery, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA (plot: Section Ave C, Plot 8-1); Maintained by Paula Lewis Picken (contributor 46627591).




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