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1. Leslie W. Prentice was b. 10 Mar 1889, CT, and d. Feb 1983 in Hartford, CT, per the SSDI. Bur. Windsor Locks, Hartford, CT, per Find A Grave. 1930, 1940 in East Windsor Town, Hartford Co., CT; no children at home in 1940. Both parents b. in CT per 1930 census.

He m. Florence, b. c. 1889, NY. Children:

1. Leslie W. Prentice Jr., b.22 Oct 1913. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]

2. Leslie W. Prentice Jr., b. 22 Oct 1913, Windsor Locks, and d. 22 Mar 2009, at Suffield House. Bur. East Windsor, Hartford, CT. 2009 in East Windsor, CT. His obituary reads as follows:

The Republican (Springfield, MA) - Tuesday, March 24, 2009.

EAST WINDSOR - Leslie W. Prentice Jr., 95, of East Windsor, husband of the late Ida (Swanson) Prentice, died Sunday March 22, 2009 at Suffield House. Leslie was born in Windsor Locks and moved to Warehouse Point as a young child. He lived there for nearly ninety years most of that time in a house which he renovated as well as installing modern electrical service, plumbing and central heating.

Leslie was one of the last living members of the Enfield High School Class of 1931. He was a member cross country and track teams and won the silver medal in the one-mile race in the State Championship held in New Haven in 1933. Leslie was an active member of the Wesley United Methodist Church and served on the Board of Trustees for over fifty years. Leslie worked as a millwright at Bigelow and Sanford, and as an aircraft parts inspector in the experimental department of Hamilton Standard. He retired from Hamilton standard in 1975.

Leslie is survived by a son Leslie W. Prentice III and his wife Delight; two grandsons, Lee and his wife Judy and Eric and his wife Christine; a granddaughter Carolyn Bacon and her husband David; two great-granddaughters, Elizabeth and Margaret Prentice.

A funeral service will be held Thursday (March 26) at 11 a.m. at the Wesley United Methodist Church, East Windsor. Leslie will be interred with his wife in Springdale Cemetery where they met after participation in the Memorial Day Parade in 1933. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday evening (March 25) from 5-7 p.m. at the Bassinger & Dowd Funeral Home, 37 Gardner St. East Windsor. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to either, Wesley United Methodist Church, 55 North Main St. East Windsor, CT 06088 or Activity Fund East Windsor Senior Center 125 Main St. Broad Brook, CT 06016.For online condolences and direction please visit www.bassingerdowdfh.com

He m. Ida Swenson, b. 12 Mar 1911, CT, and d. Sep 1994, East Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, per the SSDI. Children:

1. Leslie W. Prentice III, b. c. 1939, CT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]

3. Leslie W. Prentice III, b. c. 1939, CT. 1940 at home in East Windsor, Hartford, CT. A WhitePages search shows an address at 1472 Plumtree Rd., Springfield, MA 01119-2965; the date is unknown, but his is shown as 65+ so the address is likely 2004 or later.

He m. Delight per his father's obituary, above. Children per the above obituary:

1. Lee Prentice. He m. Judy.
2. Eric Prentice. He m. Christine.

The 1930 census says they were both b. in CT, but the 1900, 1910 and 1920 census does not show Leslie with his parents.

Investigation is continuing.

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