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Joseph Prescott 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUN 1877

Birth Location: Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada

Death Date: 1959

Death Location: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA

Father: Thomas Prescott

Mother: Margaret Miller

Spouse(s): Myrtle COWAN

Children(s): Henry PRESCOTT, Harold PRESCOTT, E. PRESCOTT, Franklin PRESCOTT

In 1877, Joseph Prescott entered the world in Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada, born to Thomas Prescott And Margaret Jane Miller. Joseph Prescott married Myrtle Euphemia Cowan, and had children including E Louise Prescott, Franklin Charles Prescott, Harold Frederick Prescott, Henry Cowan Prescott. Joseph Prescott passed away in 1959 in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Joseph Prescott entered the world in Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada, born to Thomas Prescott And Margaret Jane Miller.
  • Joseph Prescott married Myrtle Euphemia Cowan, and had children including E Louise Prescott, Franklin Charles Prescott, Harold Frederick Prescott, Henry Cowan Prescott.
  • Joseph Prescott passed away in 1959 in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Prescott
1831–1913
Birth Location: Ireland
TP
Margaret Miller
1844–1931
Birth Location: Lower Caverhill, York, New Brunswick, Canada
MM

Spouses(s)

Myrtle COWAN
1889–1989
Birth Location: Rosedale, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
MC

Children(s)

Henry PRESCOTT
1913–1978
Birth Location: Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA
HP
Harold PRESCOTT
1915–2004
Birth Location: Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA
HP
E. PRESCOTT
1927–1984
Birth Location: Maine, USA
EP
Franklin PRESCOTT
1918–1999
Birth Location: Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA
FP

Joseph Prescott's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Prescott
1877–1959
Birth Place: Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada
Parents
Thomas Prescott
1831–1913
Ireland
Margaret (Jane) Miller
1844–1931
Lower Caverhill, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Mary Prescott
1796–1874
Dunham, Nottinghamshire, England
William Miller
1805–1881
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Jane Miller
1809–1885
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Miller
1800–1833
Mary Flood
1780–
Margaret Miller
1785–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Maxwell
1744–1788
Elizabeth Lindsay
1746–1831

Joseph Prescott's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Prescott (27 JUN 1877–1959) m. Myrtle (Euphemia) COWAN (18 Apr 1889–25 Feb 1989)
  1. 1. Henry (Cowan) PRESCOTT 1913–1978
  2. 2. Harold (Frederick) PRESCOTT 1915–2004
  3. 3. E. (Louise) PRESCOTT 1927–1984
  4. 4. Franklin (Charles) PRESCOTT 1918–1999

Joseph Prescott's Timeline

2 Records

1877
27 JUN 1877
Birth of Joseph Prescott in Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada
Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada
1959
1959
Age 82
Death of Joseph Prescott in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1877
    Event Place: Upper Springfield, York Co, NB, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
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