Anton 'Anthony' Otteni/Ottney
1786 - 1865

FAMILY BACKGROUND

Anton Otteni, the progenitor of most Ottney family members in the United States today, was born in Urloffen, Germany on 25 Feb 1786. He married Barbara Schneider on 4 Jun 1810 in Urloffen, Germany.

At the age of 45, Anton and his sons Joseph and Anton, Jr. sailed to the United States. They departed Europe in the ship "Index" from Le Havre, France and arrived on 11 Jun 1832 at port of New York, New York. It is not known when Barbara and the rest of the children sailed to the United States. The New York Passenger list from 1832 recorded "Antoine Ottini" as the passenger, but it was common only to list the head of family and males over 16 on a ship manifest.

 

The family first settled in New York State but later moved to Sandusky County, Ohio. Anton's son, Anton 'Anthony' Ottney, Jr., either stayed in New York or returned to New York since he and some of his children are buried in Erie County, New York. Some later generations moved and settled in Eaton County, Michigan and Canada.

Based on information known, the following chart depicts the known children of Anton and Barbara:

 

Anton 'Anthony' Ottney, Jr. 1815 - 1901

Most of Anton's family ended up spelling the family name OTTNEY.

FAMILY INFORMATION

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Descendants of Anton "Anthony" Otteni/Ottney (1786-1865) a privatized (dates & places of living people omitted) Descendant Book, with index and with notes, starting with Anton Otteni - 220 pages plus index. (Large file may take extra time to download)

Descendants of Anton "Anthony" Otteni/Ottney (1786-1865) - a privatized (dates & places of living people omitted) Descendant Book (PDF), with index but without notes, starting with - 137 pages plus index.