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    Ebenezer Prentice of Connecticut and Detroid, Wayne Co., Mchigan
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Fall 2009 and Revised 22 Jun 2009
    Introduction: Ebenezer Prentice is #21.2 in our Thomas Prentice eBook. We are seeking information about his wife and their descendants. Here is what we have so far:

    21.2 Ebenezer Prentice, chr. 29 Aug 1788, New London, CT.

    He m. Rebecca Gager/McGager who d. 13 Apr 1868, perhaps at Detroit, Wayne, MI. He appears in the 1860 census in Detroit without a wife.

    Living with Eban's family in the 1860 Detroit census is Jerusha Howe, b. c. 1820, CT, with her son, George Howe, b. c. 1845, MI. The 1860 census identifies her as Eban's Housekeeper.

    Children of Ebenezer and Rebecca (per 1860 census):

    1. John F. Prentice/Prentis, b. c. 1832, CT. At home in Detroit in 1850 and 1860. No occupation is given for John in the 1860 Detroit cansus. Living with his brother, George, in the 1870 Detroit census with no occupation give.

    2. Rebecca Prentiss, b. c. 1833, CT. At home in 1850 in Detroit. Not home in 1860 census.

    3. George House Prentice, b. c. 1834, MI and d. 1922, son of Ebenezer Prentice and Rebecca. Lawyer in 1860 and 1870 census. He m. Lavina/Louisa Carrie Griffin, b. Aug 1844 and d. 1906. George Prentice was living in Detroit in the 1860, 1870 and 1920 census, although the surname is spelled Prentis. Children per 1870, 1880 & 1900 Detroit, Wayne, MI census:
      1. Caroline "Carrie" R. Prentis, b. Dec 1868, MI. Living with father in 1910 census. She m. Edward Atkins, b. c. 1858, MA (per 1920 Detroit census).
      2. Ida A. Prentis, b. May 1870, MI.
      3. George G. Prentis, b. Oct 1872, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [21.3]

    4. Brown T. Prentice/Prentis, b. c. 1838, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [21.4]

    21.3 George H. Prentiss, b. c. 1835-36, MI. At home in Detroit in 1850 and 1860 and shown as a Lawyer in the 1860 and 1870 census. Living with his brother, John, in the 1870 Detroit census.

    He appears later census records as follows:

    • in the 1880 Detroit census as George H. Prentis, a Lawyer, b. c. 1839, CT (with both parents b. in CT) and with his wife, Lavina, and children,

    • in the 1900 Detroit census as George Printis, Lawyer, shown in the 1900 Detroit census as b. Apr 1838, MI (with his father b. in VA and mother in CT), with his wife, Lovina, b. Aug 1844, NY (with both parents b. in VT).

    • and in the 1910 Detroit census as a widower living with his daughter, Caroline, and 2 servants: Blanche L. Forbes and Amy B. Granbery.

    Children of George and Lavina per 1880 and 1900 census:

    1. Caroline "Carrie" R. Printis, b. Dec 1868, MI. At home in Detroit in the 1900 census. Living with her father in the 1910 Detroit census, surnamed "Prentis."

    2. Ida A. Printis, b. May 1891, MI. At home in Detroit in the 1900 census. Not home in the 1910 census.

    3. George G. Printis, b. Oct 1871, MI. At home in Detroit in the 1900 census. He appears in the 1910, 1920 and 1920 Detroit census as a Lawyer, b. c. 1871, MI, with his wife, Edyth L., b. c. 1871, MI (with her father b. in Scotland and mother in Ireland). Daughter:

      1. Edyth R. L. Prentis, b. c. 1908, MI. At home in Detroit in 1910. She is probably the same daughter as Lindsay E. Prentice, b. c. 1909, MI, and living at home in the 1920 Detroit census. At home in Detroit in the 1930 census and called "Lindsay Prentis."

    21.4 Brown T. Prentiss, b. c. 1838-39, MI. At home in Detroit in 1850 and 1860 and shown as a Lawyer in the 1860 census and the internet posting, below, was married, and probably lived with his wife at 479, Cass Ave., Detroit.

    He is likely the same person as Dron Prentis, Lawyer, shown in the 1900 Detroit census as b. Jan 1842, MI (with his father b. in VA and mother in CT; see also George H. Prentiss, above), with his wife, Mary, b. Nov 1844, MI (with both parents b. in Ireland).

    "A posting at boards. ancestry.myfamily relates the following:

      "Prentis/Prentiss/Prentice: Margrette50: Posted: 21 Nov 2004 7:49AM

      "I took a trip to Allen,Hillsdale County, MI and I brought back an old book of poetry I purchased (printed 1871). It has inside the front cover "Mrs B T Prentis 479 Cass Avenue Detroit, Michigan. I have gone through it and I believe her husband was Brown Prentis, a lawyer in Detroit, MI. He also had a brother that was a lawyer. Also in this book of poetry are various dried clovers and some flowers. I have done some research on the family and believe his father is Ebenezer Prentis. Any one interested let me know. This family is not related but I was greatly moved by the book. Margrette

    Son of Brown T. Prentiss: .

    1. John H. Prentis, b. Jun 1878, MI. At home in Detroit in the 1900 census. He appears in the 1910 census as John H. Prentis, Magazine Author, b. c. 1880, MI, with his wife, Etta N., b. c. 1880, MI, with her father b. in MI and mother in English Canada. No children shown. 1920 and 1930 census in Detroit, MI, with no children shown.

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