By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 1999 and Revised 21 Sep 2008
Update of 21 Sep 2008: This article has now been replaced by our Winter 2002 article entitled Erastus Prentice of Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA .
The 1850 Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA census shows Horace Prentiss, b. c. 1826 in MA, unmarried, and a Blacksmith by occupation.
He is likely the same person as Horace A. Prentice, b. May 1823, MA who appears in the 1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA census with his wife, Ann E. B. (b. 1833, NY) and children:
- Grace A. Prentice, b. Sep 1851, MA
- Maria E. Prentice, b. Nov 1853, MA. She m. Romaine B. Powell, b. Apr 1856, VT.
- Etta N. (Prentice) Eddy, b. Sep 1863, MA.
- George L. Prentiss, b. Dec 1858, MA who appears in the 1900 Pittsfield
census with his wife, Rose, b. Jul 1861, MA and children:
- William L. Prentiss,b. Jul 1882, MA.
- Minnie M. Prentiss, b. May 1886, MA.
- Frederick H. Prentiss, b. Jan 1859, MA who appears in the 1900 {Pittsfield
census with his wife, Sarah E., b. Nov. 1864, ME, and children:
- Charles C. Pentiss, b. Nov. 1888, MA.
- Sadia A. Prentiss, b. Jun 1889, MA.
- Mary E. Prentiss, b. Sep 1893, MA.
- Frederick H. Prentiss Jr., b Jul 1896.
- Ben B. Prentiss, b. Sep 1867, MA who appears in the 1900 Pittsfield
census with his wife, Dorothea, b. Apr 1868, NJ and children:
- Frederick H. Prentiss, b. Mar 1888, MA.
- Hazel T. Prentiss, b. Jan 1895, MA.
- Lola M. Prentiss, b. Oct 1895, MA
If you have any information which can help us identify the ancestry and descendants of any of the folks mentioned above, please contact us at dewald@prenticenet.com..
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