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Joseph Pryor 1792 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1792

Birth Location: Cornwall, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 03 Feb 1858

Death Location: Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan

Father: Joseph Pryor

Mother: Jenipher Kemp

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sampson

Children(s): MaryAnn Pryor, Elizabeth Pryor, Jenifer (Jane), John Pryor, Eliza Pryor, Jemima Pryor, Jemima Pryor, Joseph Pryor, William Pryor, Amelia Pryor, William Pryor, James Pryor, Emma Pryor, Ellen Pryor

Joseph Pryor was born in 1792 in Cornwall, Devonshire, England, the child of Joseph Pryor and Jenipher Kemp. Joseph Pryor married Elizabeth Sampson, and had children including MaryAnn Pryor, Elizabeth Pryor, Jenifer (Jane), John Pryor, Eliza Pryor, Jemima Pryor, Jemima Pryor, Joseph Pryor, William Pryor, Amelia Matilda Pryor, William Pryor, James Pryor, Emma Sophia Pryor, Ellen Sampson Pryor. Joseph Pryor passed away in 1858 in Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Joseph Pryor was born in 1792 in Cornwall, Devonshire, England, the child of Joseph Pryor and Jenipher Kemp.
  • Joseph Pryor married Elizabeth Sampson, and had children including MaryAnn Pryor, Elizabeth Pryor, Jenifer (Jane), John Pryor, Eliza Pryor, Jemima Pryor, Jemima Pryor, Joseph Pryor, William Pryor, Amelia Matilda Pryor, William Pryor, James Pryor, Emma Sophia Pryor, Ellen Sampson Pryor.
  • Joseph Pryor passed away in 1858 in Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Pryor
1770 – 1806
Birth Location: Wendron, Cornwall, UK
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Jenipher Kemp
1770 –
Birth Location: Stithians, Cornwall, UK
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sampson
1793 – 1865
Birth Location: Cornwall, Devonshire, England
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Children(s)

MaryAnn Pryor
1813 – 1869
Birth Location: MaryTavy, Devonshire, England
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Elizabeth Pryor
1815 – 1899
Birth Location: MaryTavy, Devonshire, England
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Jenifer (Jane)
1816 – 1897
Birth Location: MaryTavy, Devonshire, England
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John Pryor
1818 – 1897
Birth Location: MaryTavy, England
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Eliza Pryor
1821 – 1901
Birth Location: MaryTavy, Devonshire, England
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Jemima Pryor
1823 – 1823
Birth Location: MaryTavy, Devonshire, England
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Jemima Pryor
1824 –
Birth Location: MaryTavy, Devonshire, England
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Joseph Pryor
1826 – 1908
Birth Location: Horrabridge, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
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William Pryor
1828 – 1831
Birth Location: Tavistock, Horrabridge, England
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Amelia Pryor
1830 –
Birth Location: Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
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William Pryor
1831 – 1839
Birth Location: Tavistock, Horrabridge, England
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James Pryor
1833 – 1912
Birth Location: Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
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Emma Pryor
1835 – 1909
Birth Location: Tavistock, Wesleyan, Horrabridge, England
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Ellen Pryor
1838 – 1908
Birth Location: Sampford Spiney
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Joseph Pryor's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Pryor
1792 – 1858
Birth Place: Cornwall, Devonshire, England
Parents
Joseph Pryor
1770 – 1806
Wendron, Cornwall, UK
Jenipher Kemp
1770 –
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Grandparents
Joseph Pryor
1743 –
Breage, Cornwall, UK
Elizabeth Pryor
1749 –
Bernard (Burnett) Kemp
Catherine Warren
Great-Grandparents
John Pryor
1714 –
Ana Prior
1718 –
Richard Pryor
1711 –
Mary Golsworthy
Henry Warren
Eleanor Paul
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Pryor
1682 – 1720
Elizabeth Treglahan
William Prior
1675 –
Mary Bolithoe
Richard Pryor
1682 – 1720
Elizabeth Treglahan

Joseph Pryor's Descendants

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Joseph Pryor (15 Jan 1792 – 03 Feb 1858) m. Elizabeth Sampson (17 Nov 1793 – 26 Aug 1865)
  1. 1. MaryAnn Pryor (04 Oct 1813 – 03 Oct 1869) m. William Newcombe (27 Jun 1813 – 20 Dec 1906)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Pryor (12 Mar 1815 – Dec 1899) m. Samuel (Mabour) Hodgess (22 Jul 1813 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Mabour) Hodgess (29 Dec 1835 – 15 Apr 1923) m. Frances (Stevens) Williams (15 Feb 1838 – )
      1. 1. Jane (Pryor) Hodgess (06 Apr 1875 – Oct 1965) m. Alfred (Edward) Roper (30 Mar 1869 – 25 Feb 1960)
        1. 1. Frederick (Mabor Hodgess) Roper (19 May 1904 – Apr 1994) m. Ellen (Frances) Brockway (1911 – 02 Apr 2002)
  3. 3. Jenifer (Jane) (21 Oct 1816 – 11 Oct 1897) m. Richard Edwards (Jul 1809 – 20 Apr 1868)
    1. 1. Emma (S) Edwards (05 Oct 1836 – 14 Aug 1855)
    2. 2. James (P.) Edwards (29 Apr 1850 – ) m. Agnes Mulvey
      1. 1. Richard (J.) Edwards
      2. 2. Charles (H.) Edwards
    3. 3. Emma (S.) Edwards (20 Jun 1856 – 16 Apr 1866)
    4. 4. John Edwards (20 Nov 1859 – ) m. Harriet (G.) Rice (20 Nov 1859 – )
      1. 1. Harry (R.) Edwards (06 Dec 1887 – )
      2. 2. John (G.) Edwards (06 Oct 1890 – )
    5. 5. Thomas (W.) Edwards
    6. 6. Eliza Edwards m. J. (H.) Blandy
    7. 7. Jane Edwards m. J. (P.) Hunt
    8. 8. Mary (E.) Edwards m. George (C.) Sheldon (27 Dec 1842 – 02 Oct 1896)
      1. 1. Jennie Sheldon
      2. 2. Mary Sheldon
  4. 4. John Pryor (04 Dec 1818 – 25 Dec 1897) m. Mary Lane
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Pryor (25 Mar 1845 – 27 Apr 1853)
    2. 2. Joseph Pryor (26 Jul 1846 – 07 Oct 1924)
    3. 3. John (Thomas Lane) Pryor (26 Oct 1847 – 21 May 1910) m. Mary Gubbins
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Pryor (19 Feb 1872 – )
      2. 2. Ada Pryor (26 Apr 1873 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Pryor (14 Jun 1875 – )
      4. 4. John Pryor (12 Sep 1876 – )
      5. 5. William (Thomas) Pryor (17 Aug 1878 – )
      6. 6. Fanny (Maud) Pryor (19 Sep 1880 – )
      7. 7. Maurice (Leonard) Pryor (30 Aug 1882 – )
      8. 8. Annie (Lottie) Pryor (22 Jan 1885 – )
      9. 9. Harold (Rupert Torr) Pryor (30 Nov 1886 – )
      10. 10. Clarence (Richard) Pryor (17 Jun 1890 – )
      11. 11. Elva (Ruby) Pryor (24 Nov 1892 – )
    4. 4. James Pryor (30 Jan 1849 – 17 Feb 1850)
    5. 5. James (Sampson) Pryor (10 May 1850 – 02 Nov 1925) m. Fanny Gubbins m. Ellen (Bell) Isaacs
    6. 6. Ellen Pryor (06 Oct 1852 – 18 Oct 1852)
    7. 7. William (John) Pryor (28 May 1854 – 22 Oct 1914) m. Harriet (Teresa) Webb m. Cecilia Hart
    8. 8. Richard (Edwards) Pryor (14 Jun 1855 – 15 Mar 1941) m. Sara (Jane) Delbridge m. Ellen (Bell) Pryor
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Pryor (27 Feb 1857 – 19 Nov 1920) m. Henry Pitman
    10. 10. Samuel Pryor (04 Jun 1860 – 14 Jun 1860)
    11. 11. Henry (Lane) Pryor (07 Sep 1863 – 04 Sep 1868)
  5. 5. Eliza Pryor (22 Jan 1821 – Jul 1901) m. Eneas (Enos) (25 Mar 1816 – )
    1. 1. Joseph (C.) Waldron (08 Jun 1846 – )
    2. 2. Eliza (I.) Waldron (1850 – )
    3. 3. Charles Waldron (1855 – )
    4. 4. Ellen (N.) Waldron (1858 – )
    5. 5. Lavina (A.) Waldron (1858 – )
    6. 6. Emma Waldron (1861 – )
    7. 7. Georgia Waldron (1864 – )
  6. 6. Jemima Pryor (14 Mar 1823 – 19 Dec 1823)
  7. 7. Jemima Pryor (11 Oct 1824 – ) m. Samuel Penna
  8. 8. Joseph Pryor (02 Oct 1826 – 26 Aug 1908) m. Elisabeth Gidley (22 Feb 1827 – 19 May 1907)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Pryor (15 Apr 1849 – 23 Jun 1934) m. Henry (B.) Williams
      1. 1. Elmer Williams (1869 – )
      2. 2. Bert Williams (1871 – )
      3. 3. Cora Williams
    2. 2. Elmer Pryor (10 May 1862 – 27 Feb 1866)
    3. 3. Lolitia Pryor (1865 – )
    4. 4. Mabel (J.) Pryor (1869 – )
  9. 9. William Pryor (22 Jun 1828 – 11 Apr 1831)
  10. 10. Amelia (Matilda) Pryor (24 Mar 1830 – ) m. William Olds (1841 – )
  11. 11. William Pryor (12 Dec 1831 – 17 Feb 1839)
  12. 12. James Pryor (04 Oct 1833 – 20 May 1912) m. Emily Warne (27 Jun 1835 – 10 Sep 1863) m. Isabella (J.) Chappell (21 Dec 1834 – 08 Aug 1875) m. Mary (Jane) Gale (15 Feb 1848 – 29 Jan 1909)
    1. 1. Joseph (Francis) Pryor (21 Sep 1856 – 27 Feb 1940) m. Helen (Lenore) Shea (29 Nov 1860 – 10 Jan 1949)
      1. 1. Joseph (R.) Pryor (30 May 1879 – 29 Sep 1947) m. Bertha Conellier
      2. 2. James (W.) Pryor (Aug 1881 – 23 Jul 1916) m. Verna Pittman ( – 23 Jul 1916)
      3. 3. Helen (P.) Pryor (Oct 1883 – 1983)
      4. 4. Emma (C.) Pryor (10 Nov 1884 – )
      5. 5. Charles Pryor (Feb 1887 – 16 Aug 1887)
      6. 6. Francis (C.) Pryor (03 Feb 1888 – )
      7. 7. Arthur (Elmer) Pryor (03 Feb 1888 – )
      8. 8. Edwin (John) Pryor (12 Sep 1890 – )
    2. 2. Charles (H.) Pryor (10 Apr 1859 – 02 Oct 1901) m. Catherine Hosking
    3. 3. James (R.) Pryor (16 Mar 1861 – 13 Jan 1916)
    4. 4. Edwin (John) Pryor (27 Apr 1866 – )
    5. 5. Edwin (John) Pryor (27 Apr 1866 – 07 Jul 1899) m. Mary (Ann) Davey (11 Mar 1866 – 16 Mar 1949)
    6. 6. Reginald (Chappell) Pryor (27 Jul 1867 – 1931) m. Annie Weir ( – 1911)
    7. 7. William (T.) Pryor (27 Dec 1869 – 04 Apr 1899)
    8. 8. Isabella (Jane) Pryor (01 Dec 1871 – 23 Sep 1872)
    9. 9. John (C.) Pryor (Dec 1872 – 1927) m. Belle Baird
    10. 10. Frederick (George) Pryor (03 Mar 1875 – 27 May 1875)
    11. 11. Margaret Pryor (1877 – 14 May 1877)
    12. 12. Blanche (E. L.) Pryor (Mar 1879 – ) m. Ward (B.) Smith
    13. 13. Alfred (Tennyson) Pryor (Sep 1880 – )
    14. 14. Estelle (Belle) Pryor (Oct 1882 – )
    15. 15. Francis (Courtney) Pryor (Feb 1886 – 17 Apr 1939)
    16. 16. Ethel (Jane) Pryor (May 1887 – ) m. Ray Stone
  13. 13. 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
  14. 14. Ellen (Sampson) Pryor (10 May 1838 – 30 Oct 1908) m. Thomas (A.) Trevethan (07 Dec 1836 – )
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Trevethan m. Otto Obenhoff
      1. 1. Addie Obenhoff
      2. 2. Sidney Obenhoff
      3. 3. Glenn Obenhoff
      4. 4. Howard Obenhoff
      5. 5. Nellie Obenhoff
      6. 6. Cora Obenhoff
      7. 7. Bert Obenhoff
      8. 8. Elsa Obenhoff
    2. 2. Albert (H.) Trevethan ( – 18 Feb 1910) m. Clara (M.) Siller
      1. 1. Millie Trevethan
      2. 2. Ellen (May) Trevethan
    3. 3. Addie (E.) Trevethan m. C. (F.) Hall
      1. 1. Beatrice Hall
      2. 2. Florence Hall
      3. 3. Marian Hall
    4. 4. Thomas (Irving) Trevethan

Joseph Pryor's Timeline

5 Records

1792
15 Jan 1792
Birth of Joseph Pryor in Wendron, Cornwall, UK
Wendron, Cornwall, UK
1792
15 Jan 1792
Birth of Joseph Pryor in Cornwall, Devonshire, England
Cornwall, Devonshire, England
1858
03 Feb 1858
Age 66
Death of Joseph Pryor in Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
1858
03 Feb 1858
Age 66
Death of Joseph Pryor in Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan
Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan
1858
03 Feb 1858
Age 66
Burial of Joseph Pryor in Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Michigan, United States of America
Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Wendron, Cornwall, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Cornwall, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Wendron, Cornwall, UK

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Chr's Wendron, Cornwall, UK
    Record Source: Joyce & George Sarahs Genealogy - CHFS

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1858
    Event Place: Buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, MI
    Record Source: Joyce & George Sarahs Genealogy - CHFS

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1858
    Event Place: Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1858
    Event Place: Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1858
    Event Place: Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Michigan, United States of America
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