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    William Prentice of Scotland and Bay City, MI
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Spring 2009 and Revised 12 Jan 2009

    1. William Prentice was b. in Scotland. His birth year is unclear and was somewhere between about 1822 and 1830:

    • The 1860 Bay City, MI, census calls him "____ Prentiss" and says he was b. c. 1826, Scotland.
    • Not in 1870 census.
    • The 1880 Bay City, MI, census says he was b. c. 1822, Scotland.
    • The 1900 Bay City, MI, census says he was b. Oct 1830 in Scotland

    He had emigrated from Scotland to PA where his son, William, was b. c. 1857. By the following year, 1858, he had moved to MI, where his daughter, Jennett, was born.

    He m. Mary who was b. c, 1830 (per 1860 census) or 1832 (per 1880 census), Scotland. Known children:

    1. Alexander Prentiss, b. c. 1848, Scotland. Not in 1870 census. Not in 1880 census.
    2. William Prentiss, b. c. 1855, PA (per 1860 census) or 1857, PA (per 1880 census). At home in Bay City, MI, in 1980. Not in 1900 or 1910 census.
    3. Jane/Jennett Prentiss, b. c. 1858, MI. At home in Bay City, MI, in 1980.
    4. John Prentiss, b. c. 1861, MI. At home in Bay City, MI, in 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
    5. James Prentiss, b. c. 1867, MI. At home in Bay City, MI, in 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]

    2. John Prentice was b. c. 1861, MI. Not in 1870 Bay City census. Although his birth year is given in the 1900 Bay City census as b. 1865 in MI, with both parents b. in Scotland. He appears in the 1900 Bay City, MI census with his wife and family. He later appears in the 1910 Bay City census, indexed as "John Crentrce", with his wife and family. Not in 1920 census where his wife is shown as married.

    He m. Catherine "Kate" in 1889. She was b. Mar 1867 in MI, with her father b. in England and mother in MA. Living with her dau., Loretta, in the 1920 Bay City, MI, census. Living with the family of her son, Edward, in the 1930 census in Bangor, Bay Co., MI. They had 4 or more children, including:

    1. William Prentice, b. Mar 1890, MI. At home in 1900 and 1910. Not in 1930 census. It is unclear whether he is the William J. Prentice shown in the 1920 census in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, as b. c. 1889, MI, with both parents b. in MI, and with his wife, Maude F., b. c. 1890, MI, and son:
      1. Charles J. Prentice, b. c. 1919, IN. At home in S. Bend, IN in 1920.

    2. Mary Prentice, b. Mar 1893, MI. At home in 1900 and 1910.
    3. Edward Prentice, b. Feb 1897, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]
    4. Loretta Prentice, b. Jan 1899, MI. At home in 1900 and 1910. Living with her mother in the 1920 Bay City, MI, census.

    3. James Prentiss, b. c. 1867, MI. At home in Bay City, MI, in 1980. He appears in the 1900 Bay City, MI, census with his wife and family.

    He m. Mary L., b. Mar 1871, French Canada, with both parents also b. in French Canada. Known children:

    1. Walter Prentice 7
    2. Maurl Prentice 5
    3. Emma Prentice 4

    4. Edward John Prentice, b. Feb 1897, MI. He appears in the 1910 census in Bay City, MI, living at home. Lodger in the 1920 Bay War 1, Bay Co., MI indexed as "Edward Crentrce", with his wife and family. 1930 Bangor, Bay Co., MI census.

    He m. Dorothy, b. c. 1897, MI, and children:

    1. Katherine Prentice, b. c. 1925, MI. At home in 1930 in Bangor, MI.
    2. Loretta Prentice, b. c. 1927, MI. At home in 1930 in Bangor, MI.
    3. Edward Prentice Jr., b. c. 1930, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5]

    5. Edward John Prentice Jr., b. c. 1930, MI. . At home in 1930 in Bangor, MI.For his descendants, see our Spring 2001 article about Edward John Prentice .

    Who is William Prentice's Father?

    Although the census record seems to indicate a different birth year, that William Prentice may be the same person as Unknown Prentiss who appears in our Winter 2002 issue.

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