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Martin PRENTISS, Sr.

Martin PRENTISS, Sr.

Male 1830 - 1908  (77 years)

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  • Name Martin PRENTISS  [1] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1 May 1830  Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 31 Jul 1860  Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1860 census shows Martin Prentiss, 31, Boot and Shoe Maker, b. IRELAND; Ann, 28, b. PA; children, birthplace blank: Jane, 5; John, 5; Kate, 2/12.
    Census 15 Jul 1870  Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1870 census shows Martin Prentiss, 40, b. IRELAND, Mftgrs Boots and Shoes; Ann, 37, b.. NY; children b. PA: John, 12; Elizabeth, 8; George, 6; Charles, 3; Margaret, 2; Martin V. 7/12,Dec.
    Census 15 Jun 1880  Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1870 census shows Martin Prentiss, 40, b. IRELAND, Mftgrs Boots and Shoes; Ann, 37, b.. NY; children b. PA: John, 12; Elizabeth, 8; George, 6; Charles, 3; Margaret, 2; Martin V. 7/12,Dec.
      Also enumerated are John Langan, hired, 35, b. IRELAND, shoemaker and Kate Peel, 18, domestic servant, b. PA.
    Immigratn 1840  [6] 
    Note
    • It is said that Martin, who ran a general store in Mount Pleasant commissioned a sign to be painted for his store and that the last name was misspelled "Prentiss" and that rather than change the sign, he changed his name.

      Martin is not shown with a general store until the 1900 census, prior to that his occupation is always listed as Shoe and Boot maker. I every census prior to 1900 his name is shown as Prentiss, so the family story may or may not be true.
    Death 30 Jan 1908  Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Wheeler Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Mount, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I26440  MM
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2018 

    Father John PRENTICE,   b. Abt 1790, Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1852, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth PRESTON,   b. 5 Mar 1797, Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852, New York, New York, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F6026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie MCCORMICK,   b. 17 Oct 1832, New York, New York, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1877 (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jul 1852  New York, New York, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
     1. Ann Elizabeth PRENTISS,   b. 10 Sep 1853   d. 18 Jan 1857 (Age 3 years)
     2. Jane Jennie PRENTISS,   b. 10 Aug 1855   d. 20 Jan 1874 (Age 18 years)
     3. John PRENTISS,   b. 1 Oct 1857, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1933, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Anna Cassey PRENTISS,   b. 15 Jan 1860, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1864 (Age 4 years)
     5. Elizabeth PRENTISS,   b. 23 Mar 1862, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1888, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     6. George D. PRENTISS,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1912, Jersey City, Hudson, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     7. Charles McCormick PRENTISS,   b. 3 Oct 1866, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1947, Alameda Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. Margaret PRENTISS,   b. 6 Feb 1868, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1963 (Age 95 years)
     9. Martin V. PRENTISS,   b. 5 Nov 1869, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1894 (Age 24 years)
     10. Annie PRENTISS,   b. 10 Aug 1871, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1887 (Age 16 years)
     11. Robert Preston PRENTISS,   b. 16 Jun 1875, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1876, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F6019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Eunice FLETCHER 
    Marriage Jul 1883  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Clara L. PRENTISS,   b. 18 May 1884   d. 6 Feb 1948, Bayonne, Hudson, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F6021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 May 1830 - Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jul 1852 - New York, New York, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Jul 1860 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Jul 1870 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Jun 1880 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Jan 1908 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Wheeler Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Mount, Wayne, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.

    2. [S1173] PrenticeNet, John Prentice of Dromore, Co. Down, Ireland and New York City , By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor , Summer 1999 and Revised 21 Sep 2011, 1173.

    3. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860.

    4. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870.

    5. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880.

    6. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.