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Emma Sophia Pryor 1835 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Dec 1835

Birth Location: Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England

Death Date: 19 Jun 1909

Death Location: Houghton, Houghton County, MI

Father: Joseph Pryor

Mother: Elizabeth Sampson

Spouse(s): John McKernan

Children(s): Ellen McKernan, Elizabeth McKernan, Philip McKernan, Emma McKernan, Jane McKernan, Emma McKernan, Alice McKernan, Elsie McKernan, Florence McKernan

Emma Sophia Pryor was born in 1835 in Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England, the child of Joseph Pryor and Elizabeth Sampson. Emma Sophia Pryor married John Q. McKernan, and had children including Ellen Martha McKernan, Elizabeth Ann McKernan, Philip Richard McKernan, Emma McKernan, Jane McKernan, Emma Sophia Pryor McKernan, Alice Mary McKernan, Elsie Amelia McKernan, Florence May Adline McKernan. Emma Sophia Pryor passed away in 1909 in Houghton, Houghton County, MI.

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Biography

  • Emma Sophia Pryor was born in 1835 in Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England, the child of Joseph Pryor and Elizabeth Sampson.
  • Emma Sophia Pryor married John Q. McKernan, and had children including Ellen Martha McKernan, Elizabeth Ann McKernan, Philip Richard McKernan, Emma McKernan, Jane McKernan, Emma Sophia Pryor McKernan, Alice Mary McKernan, Elsie Amelia McKernan, Florence May Adline McKernan.
  • Emma Sophia Pryor passed away in 1909 in Houghton, Houghton County, MI.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Pryor's Ancestors

Self
Emma Pryor
1835 – 1909
Birth Place: Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
Parents
Joseph Pryor
1792 – 1858
Cornwall, Devonshire, England
Elizabeth Sampson
1793 – 1865
Cornwall, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Pryor
1770 – 1806
Wendron, Cornwall, UK
Jenipher Kemp
1770 –
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Pryor
1743 –
Elizabeth Pryor
1749 –
Bernard Kemp
Catherine Warren
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pryor
1714 –
Ana Prior
1718 –
Richard Pryor
1711 –
Mary Golsworthy
Henry Warren
Eleanor Paul

Emma Pryor's Descendants

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Emma (Sophia) Pryor (05 Dec 1835 – 19 Jun 1909) m. John (Q.) McKernan (10 Jan 1823 – 08 Mar 1905)
  1. 1. Ellen (Martha) McKernan (24 Aug 1856 – 21 Sep 1928) m. Edward (R.) Penberthy
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) McKernan (15 Nov 1857 – 08 Dec 1892) m. George (W.) Botsford
  3. 3. Philip (Richard) McKernan (15 May 1860 – 06 May 1903)
  4. 4. Emma McKernan (27 Jun 1862 – 30 Apr 1864)
  5. 5. Jane McKernan (27 Jun 1862 – 27 Jun 1862)
  6. 6. Emma (Sophia Pryor) McKernan (23 Sep 1864 – 17 Jan 1902) m. James McRae
  7. 7. Alice (Mary) McKernan (23 Jan 1867 – 25 Oct 1925)
  8. 8. Elsie (Amelia) McKernan (23 Jan 1867 – 1938)
  9. 9. Florence (May Adline) McKernan (24 May 1873 – 01 Jan 1931) m. James McRae

Emma Pryor's Timeline

2 Records

1835
05 Dec 1835
Birth of Emma Sophia Pryor in Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
1909
19 Jun 1909
Age 74
Death of Emma Sophia Pryor in Houghton, Houghton County, MI
Houghton, Houghton County, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1835
    Event Place: Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
    Record Source: Joyce & George Sarahs Genealogy - CHFS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1836
    Event Place: chr.s Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
    Record Source: Joyce & George Sarahs Genealogy - CHFS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Came to America
    Record Source: Joyce & George Sarahs Genealogy - CHFS

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Houghton, Houghton County, MI
    Record Source: Joyce & George Sarahs Genealogy - CHFS

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