Prentice family collection
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Abstract
This collection contains a May 25, 1929 copy of the weekly popular magazine Brooklyn Life and Activities of Long Island Society featuring an article by Cornelia Henshaw on the history of the Prentice family.
Biographical Note
The Prentice family resided in Cambridge, MA; Alstead, N.H.; and parts of New York State. Family members represented in this collection include Sartell Prentice and his wife, Jemima Parmele, who together moved to Canton, N.Y. in 1816, and later settled in Albany. Their son, John H. Prentice (1803-1881), married the daughter of Deacon Davis of Albany, and in 1839 he relocated to Brooklyn, where he lived with his wife and 11 children at 1 Grace Court in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. Prentice was a businessman and owner of Prentice's Stores, a series of warehouses that were located on the piers that once lined the Brooklyn side of the East River. Prentice served as president of the Brooklyn Board of Water Commissioners, was one of the first Parks Commissioners in Brooklyn, and was treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the East River Bridge (now the Brooklyn Bridge).
Sources:
- Henshaw, Cornelia. "Something About the Prentice Family," Brooklyn Life and Activities of Long Island Society, May 25, 1929, 79.
- "Obituary: John H. Prentice." New York Times, March 15, 1881. Accessed August 3, 2011. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C11F7395B1B7A93C7A81788D85F458884F9
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a May 25, 1929 copy of the weekly popular magazine Brooklyn Life and Activities of Long Island Society featuring an article by Cornelia Henshaw on the history of the Prentice family. Also included are photostat and typescript copies of an 1816 letter written by Jemima Parmele describing her journey with her husband from Alstead, N.H. to Canton, N.Y., which is quoted in Henshaw's article. Additional materials include copies of the Prentice family coat of arms and a silhouette drawing of Deacon Davis, John H. Prentice's father-in-law, both of which are also featured in Henshaw's article.
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Open to users without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Prentice family collection, 1985.003, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1985.
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