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    Alexander Prentice of Quebec, WI and WA
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Summer 2000 and Revised: 23 Apr 2006

    1. Alexander Prentice, b. Apr 1857 in Canada (English) (Quebec?) and d. 1936, WA, age 79 years. He emigrated to the USA c. 1883. He first appears in the 1900 Phillips, Price Co., WI census with his wife and family. 1910 census in Hartford, Snohomish Co., WA; 1920 census in Lake Stevens, Snohomish Co., WA, and 1930 in South LakeStevens,Snohomish Co., WA.

    He m. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Merbs, b. 21 Mar 1877 in Germany (per Hugh Neil Berguson, email, 22 Mar 2003). She d. 20 Nov 1963, McMurray, WA oer Ancestry.com. He also appears in the 1920 Snohomish Co., WA census and in the 1930 census in South Lake Stevens, Snohomish Co., WA. An Ancestor Chart for her can be found at Ancestry.com . Children:

    1. Alexander H. Prentice, b. Sep 1892, WI. . . . . . . . [2]
    2. Daniel E. Prentice, b. 1 Apr 1897, WI and d. Aug 1974, Everett, WA (per SSDI). Not in 1920 or 1930 census.
    3. Gladys M. Prentice, b. 16 Mar 1899, Price, WI.
    4. Eva B. Prentice, b. 28 Nov 1900, Price, WI. She m. Fred Moore.
    5. Harvey Prentice, b. c. 8 Nov 1902, WA and d. Sep 1980, Silverdale, WA (per SSDI). . . . . . . . [3]
    6. Roland Prentice, b. c. 6 Oct 1910, WA and d. Feb 1983, Burlington, WA (per SSDI). Not in 1930 census.
    7. Stanley Prentice, b. c. 1917, WA. . . . . . . . . . [4]

    He may be a brother to Blanch Prentice, b. May 1882 in WI, who is also a boarder in Phillips in the 1920 census, but it is unclear if it is the same boarding house.

    He may also be a brother to Hugh Prentice who also appears in the 1900 Phillips census.

    2. Alexander H. Prentice, b. 20 Sep 1892, Price, WI, and d. Feb 1966, WA. He appears in the 1920 Everett, Snohomish Co., WA census and 1930 Lake Stevens, Snohomish Co., WA census with his wife and family.

    He m. Grace M., b. c. 1900, AR. Children (per 1920 and 1930 census):

    1. Melvin B. Prentice, b. c. 1919-20, WA. Not in 1930 census.
    2. Jack B. Prentice,b. c. 1920, WA.
    3. Marilyn D. Prentice, b. c. 1926, WA

    3. Harvey Prentice, b. c. 8 1902-4, WA and d. Sep 1980, Silverdale, WA (per SSDI). He appears in the 1930 Everett, Snohomish Co., WA census with his wife, Viola Foshay(?), b. c. 1903, WA. and children:

    1. Berniece Prentice, b. c. 1926, WA.
    2. Louis Prentice, b. c. 1927, WA.

    4. Stanley Prentice, b. 26 Dec 1916, WA, and d. 28 Nov 1989, WA.

    He m. LaVonne "Bonnie" Higbee, b. 9 Jan 1924 at Havelock, IA and d. 7 Mar 2003 at her home in Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., WA. She was the dau. of Frank and Mamie Albaugh Higbee. Her obituary in the Skagit Valley Harold of 16 Mar 2004 contains the following additional information:

      LaVonne "Bonnie" Prentice, 80, a resident of Sedro-Woolley went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 7, 2003 at her home with her family at her side.Bonnie had been a resident of Sedro-Woolley since 1949 coming here from Seattle. She worked as a cook at various restaurants for many years and she enjoyed reading, her family, and she attended the Big Lake Church of the Nazarene.

      Bonnie is survived by:

      1. her son, Larry Prentice and his wife Sherlinde of Sedro-Woolley.
      2. her daughter, Diane McGowan of Sedro-Woolley. By email of 23 Apr 2006, Larry Prentice advises that she is the dau.of Stanley W. Prentice.
      3. her daughter, Kathy and her husband Rolan Raymond of Birdsview. By email of 23 Apr 2006, Larry Prentice advises that she is the dau.of Stanley W. Prentice.
      4. 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

      Her siblings include: her brothers and sisters: Frances Mishler and Larry Higbee both of Winthrop, WA, Eugene Higbee of Gold Bar, WA, and Gayle Boyd of Lacey, WA.

      She was preceded in death by husbands George Latimer and Stanley Prentice; her parents; her daughter and son in law, Karen and Rick Manion; a great-great-granddaughter, Sierra Manion; and three brothers: Norman, Lowell, and Royal. Memorial Services will be Saturday, March 20, 2004 at 2:00PM at Lemley Chapel with Pastor Keith Luna of the New Life Lutheran Church of Mount Vernon officiating.

    Who are Alexander Prentice's Parents?

    According to the 1930 census, the 1857 Alexander Prentice's father was b. in "Nova Scotia" and his mother in "Canada English." A review of the LDS 1881 Canada census does not disclose an Alexander b. in the 1855-59 time whose father is shown as b. in Nova Scotia, but does show 2 born in Ontario in that period.

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