Battis, Jack

Jack Battis (1796-1816)

Keene, NH

On March 18, 1816, a resident of Keene, NH, discovered the body of Jack Battis, a man of color.  Evidence of his life in southwest New Hampshire is scarce aside from his death record which provides the following information:  

Jack Battis (colored) d. Mar. 18, 1816, 20y. froze, found dead in the morning.”

It is logical that “Jack” is a nickname for John.  The name John Battis appears more than once in the” Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934” on Ancestry.com.  This Battis was a cook on ships going in and out of the harbor.  Whether or not the John Battis from Salem, MA, ended up in Keene, NH, is unverified.

SOURCE MATERIALS

New Hampshire Death Records, Keene, 1816- Ancestry.com

Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934- Ancestry.com

GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY

JACK BATTIS was born in 1796. He died in Keene, NH, on March 18, 1816.