By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2012 and Revised 8 Jun 2012
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1. William Haight Prentiss was b. Jan 1883 in NY. He appears in the 1900 census in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, in the home of Samuel C. and Anna M. Pierson and William is called a cousin. He later appears in the 1920 and 1930 census in Troy with his wife and family. He died before the 1940 census as his wife is then called a widow.
He m. Frances Wright Van Vranken. She was b. c. 1885, NY. An Ancestor Chart for her can be found at Ancestry.com . She appears as a widow in the 1940 census in Troy, NY. Daughter:
- Elizabeth Prentiss, b. c. 1909, NY. 1910 at home in Troy, NY. She m. Mr. Burr. In the 1940 census
she is living with her mother but Burr is not in the household. Son:
- Prentiss C. Burr, b. c. 1936, NY. 1940 at home in Troy, NY.
Note: The surname is spelled "Prentice" in the 1900, 1920 & 1930 census, but "Prentiss" in 1910 and 1940 census.
Investigation is continuing.
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