Descendants of Rev. Oliver Prentice *

Fifth Generation


32. Edmund Stanley Prentiss * (Harris Prentiss , Harris Prentiss , Oliver , Oliver ) was born on 13 Mar 1851 in New Albany, Annapolis, NS. He died 1 on 7 Oct 1929 in Seattle, King, WA.

E.S. Prentiss was a teacher by profession. He lived in New Albany, NS, until 1891,
Beverly, MA, until 1898 and Seattle, WA thereafter.
He had an insurance business in Beverly, MA.
He came to the U.S. in 1891.

Edmund married (1) Mary Jane Merry * daughter of Handley Merry * and Mary Ann Whitman * on 20 Dec 1876 in New Albany, Annapolis, NS. Mary was born on 2 Apr 1854 in New Albany, Annapolis, NS. She died on 20 Sep 1897 in Beverly, Essex, MA. She was buried in Beverly, Essex, MA.

She is buried in North Beverly, MA.
Her death certificate says she died of appendicitis.
She resided at 12 Essex St. in Beverly.

Edmund and Mary had the following children:

  39 F i Lena Sophia Prentiss was born on 7 Oct 1877 in New Albany, NS. She died in Dec 1968.
        Lena married Albert Franklin Teague. Albert was born in 1874.
+ 40 M ii Harris (P. or B.) Prentiss was born on 8 Jul 1879.
  41 F iii Bessie Prentiss was born in 1881 in New Albany, NS. She died in Seattle,King,WA.
        Bessie married George Knemeyer.
+ 42 F iv Minnie Letitia Prentiss * was born on 16 Apr 1885. She died on 11 Jul 1970.

Edmund married (2) Helen Lunn.

33. Sophia Prentiss (Harris Prentiss , Harris Prentiss , Oliver , Oliver ) died in Beverly, MA.

Sophia (Prentiss) Rowe was buried in Central Cemetery, Beverly, MA.

Sophia married Bennet Rowe.

Bennet Rowe was a house painter.

Bennet and Sophia had the following children:

  43 M i Bennet Rowe died in died in infancy.
  44 F ii Lena Davis Rowe.
        Lena married Herbert A. Merry son of Handley Merry * and Mary Ann Whitman *. Herbert was born in 1861 in Annapolis, NS.
+ 45 F iii Annie Lavinia Rowe.

34. George Prentiss (Harris Prentiss , Harris Prentiss , Oliver , Oliver ).

George married Clifford? Staples.

They had the following children:

+ 46 M i Roland Prentiss.
  47 F ii Lida Prentiss.

36. Henry Whitman Prentiss (Harris Prentiss , Harris Prentiss , Oliver , Oliver ) was born in 1862. He died on 19 Feb 1891. He was buried in Prentiss Whitman Cemetery, New Albany, NS.

Henry married Amy Dixon.

They had the following children:

  48 F i Ethel Lavinia Prentiss.
  49 M ii Arthur Prentiss was born in 1889. He died on 8 Mar 1893. He was buried in Prentiss-Whitman Cemetery, New Albany, NS.

37. Annie Lois Prentiss (Harris Prentiss , Harris Prentiss , Oliver , Oliver ) was born in 1864. She died on 27 May 1889 in Annapolis, NS. She was buried in Prentiss-Whitman Cemetery, New Albany, NS.

Annie married Wallace William Merry son of Handley Merry * and Mary Ann Whitman * on 7 Oct 1884. Wallace was born on 28 Feb 1856 in Annapolis, NS. He died on 26 May 1890 in Annapolis, NS. He was buried in Prentiss-Whitman Cemetery, New Albany, NS.

He is referred to as Wallace W. Merry on his gravestone.
He is also referrred to as Walter W. Merry and William Wallace Merry.

Wallace and Annie had the following children:

  50 M i Harry Prentiss Merry was born on 20 Sep 1885. He died on 19 Feb 1915.

38. Anard Freeman Prentiss (Harris Prentiss , Harris Prentiss , Oliver , Oliver ).

Anard married Gertrude Fletcher.

They had the following children:

+ 51 M i Irving Prentiss.
  52 F ii Florence M. Prentiss.
        Florence married William Parsons.

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