Alice Jane (Reed) Otis (1853 - 1899)

Born 25 Jun 1853 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Feb 1899 at age 45 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Alice Jane Reed was born on 25 June 1853 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. She was the daughter of Thomas Reed and Mary Cummings.

Marriage

Alice Jane Reed married Andrew Reid Otis on 20 October 1879 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts^[1].

Residence Timeline

• 1855: Alice was living with her parents and 3 siblings in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts^[2]. Her aunt Eliza Reed was also in the home.
• 1860: Alice was living with her parents and 4 siblings in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts^[3].
• 1865: Alice was living with her widowed mother and 5 siblings in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts^[4]. Her aunt Kate Bullard and cousin Vitella Bullard were also in the home.
• 1870: Alice was living with her mother and 4 siblings in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts^[5]. Her aunt Kate Bullard and cousin Vitella Bullard were also in the home. Her profession is listed as running a stitching machine in a boot factory.

Death and Burial

Alice Jane Reed died of pneumonia on 25 February 1899 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts^[6][7]. She is listed in the death records under her maiden name. She was laid to rest at Vernon Grove Cemetery in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N43R-TH8 : 24 May 2018), Andrew Reid Otis and Alice Jane Reed, 20 Oct 1879; citing Milford, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,040.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ46-29X : 11 March 2018), Alice ? Reed in household of Thomas Reed, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,963.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC9-G88 : 14 December 2017), Alice J Read in entry for Thomas Read, 1860.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQHB-4NH : 1 June 2018), Alice J Reed in entry for Mary Reed, 1865.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ8-16V : 12 April 2016), Alice Reed in household of Mary Reed, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 136, family 1199, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,153.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4N7-4ZG : 11 March 2018), Alice Jane Reed, 25 Feb 1899; citing Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, p 472 no 38, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 964,885.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMY-HMQ : 11 March 2018), Alice Jane Reed, 25 Feb 1899; citing , reference 131; FHL microfilm 2,130,146.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 September 2018), memorial page for Alice Jane Reed Otis (25 Jun 1853–25 Feb 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #149367391, citing Vernon Grove Cemetery, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Reed Young (contributor 48206420) .