Martin PRENTISS, Sr.

1830 - 1908  (77 years)

• Birth	1 May 1830	Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND   [1, 2]
  Census	31 Jul 1860	Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA   [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   [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   [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   [1, 2]
  Burial	Wheeler Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Mount, Wayne, PA   [1]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	John PRENTICE,   b. Abt 1790, Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND d. Bef 1852, NY (Age < 61 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth PRESTON,   b. 5 Mar 1797, Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND d. 1852, New York, New York, NY (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F6026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 2	Eunice FLETCHER
  Marriage	Jul 1883  [2]
  Children	1. Clara L. PRENTISS,   b. 18 May 1884   d. 6 Feb 1948, Bayonne, Hudson, NJ (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F6021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1830 - Dromore, Co. Down, IRELAND Marriage - 7 Jul 1852 - New York, New York, NY Census - 31 Jul 1860 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Census - 15 Jul 1870 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Census - 15 Jun 1880 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Death - 30 Jan 1908 - Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Burial - - Wheeler Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Mount, Wayne, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [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. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.