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     Charles Hotchkin Prentiss was born on 16 January 1831 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.^2,3 He was the son of John Adams Prentiss Jr. and Thankful Hotchkin. He married Caroline (Carrie) Motsiff at NY, USA, in October 1857. Charles Hotchkin Prentiss died on 2 October 1912 at Vernon, Oneida County, NY, USA, at age 81. Rome Daily Sentinel Wednesday October 2, 1912

CHARLES H. PRENTISS DEAD
WAS ESTEEMED RESIDENT OF VERONA FOR 36 YEARS.
Death Was Caused by Arterial Sclerosis—Was Born in Pulteney, Steuben County, 80 Years Age — Was a Retired Successful Farmer.
Verona, Oct. 2. — Charles H. Prentiss, an old resident of this town, died at his home a half mile east of Verona at 1 o'clock this morning. He was confined to his bed about 10 days but arterial sclerosis, the disease which caused his death, had been making serious inroads on his ordinarily strong constitution for some time. He was born in Pulteney, Steuben county on January 14, 1832, and lived in that vicinity until 36 years ago when he removed to this town, where he has since resided. He was a farmer by occupation and was always a hard working man until two or three years ago when he gave up active work and since then has enjoyed a well earned rest. He was of a very retiring disposition, finding his pleasures in his own home and among his own people and was respected by all who knew him. Mr. Prentiss's wife died 27 years ago. He is survived by one daughter Miss Cora Prentiss, who lived with her father; also by one brother George. and four sisters Mrs. Sarah Bacon, Mrs. Francis Geulick and Mrs, Williamette Armstrong of Pulteney and Mrs. Mary Davis of Brockport, Monroe county.
The funeral will be held from the family residence at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Dennis, pastor of the Verona Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Verona cemetery.
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Syracuse Post Standard Oct 2, 1912
PRENTISS, CHARLES H. IS DEAD AT AGE OF 80
Oneida, Oct 3 -- Charles H. Prentiss, 80 died at his home half a mile east of Verona to-day. Mr. Prentiss resided near Verona for the past thirty-six years. He was born in Poultney, Steuben county, January 16, 1832. He is survived by one brother, George Prentiss of Verona; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Davis of Brockport, Mrs. Frances Geulick, Mrs. Sarah Bacon and Mrs. Williamette Armstrong of Poultney, and by one daughter, Miss Flora Prentiss of Verona.. He was buried at Verona Cemetery, at Vernon Center, Oneida County, NY, USA.

     Thanks to Bea Lastowicka at findagrave.com

Syracuse Post Standard Oct 3, 1912
PRENTISS, CHARLES H. IS DEAD AT AGE OF 80
Oneida, Oct 3 -- Charles H. Prentiss, 80 died at his home half a mile east of Verona to-day. Mr. Prentiss resided near Verona for the past thirty-six years. He was born in Poultney, Steuben county, January 16, 1832. He is survived by one brother, George Prentiss of Verona; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Davis of Brockport, Mrs. Frances Geulick, Mrs. Sarah Bacon and Mrs. Williamette Armstrong of Poultney, and by one daughter, Miss Flora Prentiss of Verona.

     Cora Adell Prentiss was born on 26 June 1871 at Vernon, Oneida County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Charles Hotchkin Prentiss and Caroline (Carrie) Motsiff. Cora Adell Prentiss died on 31 January 1934 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, USA, at age 62.

     Cornelia Elizabeth Prentiss was born on 30 April 1831 at NY, USA. She was the daughter of William Prentiss and Frances Ledyard Benton. She married Charles Nelson Wixom at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 21 May 1854. Cornelia Elizabeth Prentiss died in 1908 at Yates County, NY, USA. She was buried at Grove Mount Cemetery, at Himrod, Yates County, NY, USA.

     Edith Althea Prentiss was born on 11 May 1851 at NY, USA. She was the daughter of Josiah Wright Prentiss and Hannah Augusta Hotchkin. Edith Althea Prentiss died before 1860 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     It is likely that she died young as she is not in either the NY 1855 or 1865 census. The family is not found in the federal 1860 census as Josiah is listed alone. Mother Hannah is listed at a separate location but Edith A is not listed with the other children.

     Edith Louise Prentiss was born on 23 October 1870 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. Age 59 at the 1930 census. She was the daughter of Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss and Frances Virginia Parker. She married John Andrews Coryell at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, on 20 March 1894. Edith Louise Prentiss died on 27 November 1939 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 69. Bath, NY - Steuben Courier 12/1/1939
Mrs. Edith Coryell died at her home in Pulteney, Monday night. (Nov. 27.1939). She was born in Pulteney. Oct. 23, 1870, the daughter of Angelo and Frances Parker Prentiss. She is survived by her husband John A Coryell of Pulteney. a daughter Mrs Frances Elizabeth Putnam of Prattsburg. three brothers Leonard C, Willard A and Edward M all of Pulteney. and two grandsons,John and Arthur Putnam of Prattsburg. Another brother, Guy Prentiss, died seven years ago. Interment was in Glen View Cemetery.. She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss was born on 1 February 1841 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Josiah Wright Prentiss and Hannah Augusta Hotchkin. Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentissserved during the Civil War. He married Frances Virginia Parker at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, on 22 November 1868. Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss died on 2 December 1930 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 89. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Edward E. Prentiss was born in March 1874 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of John Quincy Adams Prentiss and Elnora F Dewitt. Edward E. Prentiss died in 1887 at Steuben County, NY, USA. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Edward M. Prentiss was born on 19 October 1881 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss and Frances Virginia Parker. Edward M. Prentiss died in 1961 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Fannie Louise Prentiss was born on 18 May 1880 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.² She was the daughter of John Quincy Adams Prentiss and Adell Esther Parker. She married Frank Gibson at NY, USA, on 13 February 1901. Fannie Louise Prentiss died on 29 February 1972 at Fayetteville, Onondaga County, NY, USA, at age 91. Memorial services for Mrs. Fannie Louise Gibson, 91, of 123 Fairfield St., Fayetteville, who died February 29 at a local nursing home, were held March 2 in Erwin Methodist Church. Burial will be in Glenview Cemetery, Pulteney, in the spring. A Syracuse area resident 50 years, Mrs. Gibson was a native of Pulteney. She was a member of Erwin Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Howard Speer of Fayetteville, with whom she resided; a granddaughter, Mrs. Lynne Gibson Lovett of Newington, Conn., and a grandson, Gary P. Gibson of Cazenovia. Arrangements by Eaton-Tubbs.
Eagle-Bulletin, DeWitt News-Times (Fayetteville, NY), Mar. 9, 1972, Page 9.³ She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Florence Augusta Prentiss was born on 2 October 1838 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Josiah Wright Prentiss and Hannah Augusta Hotchkin. She married Jeremiah J. Hess at NY, USA, on 7 January 1862. Florence Augusta Prentiss died in 1922 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     George Stanley Prentiss was born on 26 December 1843 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. Age 36 at the 1880 census.² He was the son of John Adams Prentiss Jr. and Thankful Hotchkin. George Stanley Prentissserved during the Civil War. He married Elizabeth Simpson at NY, USA, on 2 December 1868. George Stanley Prentiss appeared on the census of 1880 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. The census lists the family as: George S. Prentiss, 36, grape grower, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY; wife E. S. Prentiss, 35, born NY, father born PA, mother born NJ; dau Maud M., 9, born NY.. George died in 1922 at NY. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     George enlisted in the Civil War in August 1862 and was promoted to Sgt and then to 2nd Lt on 1 January 1865. He was severely wounded at Sabine Cross and later his left hand was injured in a collision on the Mississippi river. George was discharged by a surgeon's certificate of disability on 28 March 1865, just a few months short of the full term of his three years enlistment. There is a story that George saw a house in Virginia that he liked and when he returned he had a house like it built on his land on Brown Road in Pulteney. This is the same property that his father had built the log cabin on in 1837.

     Guy DeKay Prentiss was born on 16 September 1875 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss and Frances Virginia Parker. He married Dicie Elmine McConnell at NY, USA, in 1899. She was age 23 and he 24 at marriage according to the 1930 census.. Guy DeKay Prentiss died on 28 August 1932 at Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, USA, at age 56. Penn Yan Democrat
Friday, September 2, 1932
The death of Guy Prentiss, aged 56, occurred late last Sunday night at the Penn Yan hospital, where he had been since Monday, Aug. 22nd, suffering from a broken vertebra and pelvic bone, the result of a fall. Mr. Prentiss leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, who was formerly Dicie McConnell; a daughter, Mrs. Archie Spangler; a grandson, Guy H. Spangler; a sister, Mrs. John Coryell, and three brothers, Willard, Leonard and Edward, besides many relatives and friends. Funeral Wednesday at the home. Burial in Glen View cemetery.. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Middle name DeKay given in burial records.

     Harriet Prentiss was born on 24 July 1793 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA.² She was the daughter of John Adams Prentiss and Martha Bridge. She married William Edwin Welles on 1 January 1817. Harriet died on 24 March 1882 at Calhoun County, MI, USA, at age 88. She was buried at Marengo Memorial Cemetery, at Marengo, Calhoun County, MI, USA.

     Harriet was born at NY, USA, on 17 April 1835. Age 45 at the 1880 census.. She was the daughter of William Prentiss and Frances Ledyard Benton. She married Monmouth Hartgen Ganong at NY on 11 November 1857. Harriet died on 23 April 1919 at age 84. She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, WI, USA.

     Harriet Frederica Prentiss was born on 2 August 1833 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.² She was the daughter of John Adams Prentiss Jr. and Thankful Hotchkin. She married John L. Schofield at NY, USA, on 27 January 1852. Harriet Frederica Prentiss died in 1894 at Steuben County, NY, USA.³ She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Henry H Prentiss was born in August 1871 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of John Quincy Adams Prentiss and Elnora F Dewitt. Henry H Prentiss died in 1888 at Glenview Cemetery, Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY.

     Joanna E. Prentiss was born on 24 April 1878 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of John Quincy Adams Prentiss and Adell Esther Parker. She married Albert Vincent Brewster at NY, USA, in January 1912. Joanna E. Prentiss died on 10 April 1958 at Onondaga County, NY, USA, at age 79. She was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, at Warners, Onondaga County, NY, USA.

     John A. Prentiss was born in May 1880 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of John Quincy Adams Prentiss and Elnora F Dewitt. John A. Prentiss died in 1881 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     John Adams Prentiss was born on 31 July 1761 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA. He was the son of Stanton Prentice Dr. and Rebecca Stevens. John Adams Prentiss was a Private, andserved in John Giles Company, Col Crafts Regt, during the revolutionary War. He married Martha Bridge at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, on 22 January 1791. John Adams Prentiss appeared on the census of 1800 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA. The census lists the family as: John Prentiss, 3 males under age 10, 1 male age 10 to 15, 1 male age 25 to 45; 2 female under age 10, 2 female age 16 to 25, 1 female age 26 to 45.. He died on 1 November 1840 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, at age 79. In Pultney on Sunday 1st November last, John Prentiss Esq, in the 80th year of his age. Mr Prentiss was a native of Lancaster, Worcester County, Mass. In the early part of his life he went to Vermont as a surveyor, purchased and cleared a farm in the town of Rutland. His health failing, he commenced the mercantile business continuing it for 6-8 years; he then returned to his native place and continued in commercial pursuits until the beginning of the late war, at which time he took final leave of Lancaster, came to this country and purchased the farm in Pultney on which he resided until his death. Interred in the public burying ground of the Presbyterian Society of Pultney, Rev James H Hotchkin performed the service.. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     The name was changed from Prentice to Prentiss at the move to Pulteney in 1813.

     John Adams Prentiss Jr. was born on 7 May 1798 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA.³ He was the son of John Adams Prentiss and Martha Bridge. He married Thankful Hotchkin at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 11 May 1826. Married by Rev. Beriah Hotchkin.^4,5,6 John Adams Prentiss Jr. appeared on the census of 1850 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. The census lists the family as: John A. Prentiss, 51, farmer, born NY; Thankful, 43, born NY; Charles H., 19, farmer, born NY; Harriet, 17, born NY; John Q., 15, born NY; Sarah H., 13, born NY; Willmet J., 10, born NY; George SW., 7, born NY; Mary, 2, born NY.. He died on 8 May 1878 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 80.³ He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     The John Bridge Genealogy says that John was a grape vineyard farmer in Pulteney, NY. He bought property from his father in 1837 and built a log cabin on it. This property was in the family until 1896. John was the eldest son of Edward and Martha Bridge.³

     John Quincy Adams Prentiss was born on 6 July 1835 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.^2,3 He was the son of John Adams Prentiss Jr. and Thankful Hotchkin. John Quincy Adams Prentissserved during the Civil War. He married Elnora F Dewitt at NY, USA, on 12 October 1867. John Quincy Adams Prentiss appeared on the census of 1880 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. The census lists the family as: J Q A Prentiss, 45, Jul, born NY, father born M, mother born NY; wife Elnora, 28, Nov, born OH, father born OH, mother born NY; mother T. H. Prentiss, 74, Apr, born NY, parents born CT; dau Cassie, 1, Jan, born NY; son Jahn A., 2/12, May, born NY; son Henry, 8, Aug, born NY; son Edward, 6, Mar ?, born NY; sister-in-law, Alice, 14, Jun, born OH.. He died on 16 March 1883 at Steuben County, NY, USA, at age 47.² He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     John Quincy Adams Prentiss was born on 6 March 1844 at NY, USA. He was the son of William Prentiss and Frances Ledyard Benton. He married Adell Esther Parker at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 18 September 1867. John Quincy Adams Prentiss died on 8 July 1920 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 76. Prattsburgh NY News 7/15/1920;
John Prentiss aged 75 died at his home Thursday morning. He was born in Pulteney. He was married to Mies Delia Parker Sept.18,1867. Besides his wife be leaves five children, Mrs Bertie Case, Mrs Fannie Gibson, Mrs Josephine Brewster of Syracuse, William Prentiss of Baltimore Md and Laverne Prentiss of Pulteney. One daughter, Mrs Stella Whitney, died about 25 years ago. Ho also leaves 7 grandchildren, Elliott and Willford Case, Clifford and Florence Whitney, Ruth (and Marjory Prentiss and Parker Gibson, one brother Wright and one sister Martha Prentiss of Pulteney. He was a veteran of the Civil War.. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Josiah Wright Prentiss was born on 10 December 1804 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA.^2,3 He was the son of John Adams Prentiss and Martha Bridge. He married Hannah Augusta Hotchkin at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 4 May 1834.³ Josiah Wright Prentiss died on 13 June 1901 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 96.⁴ He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Kate Augusta Prentiss was born on 11 May 1855 at Washington, District of Columbia, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Wright Prentiss and Hannah Augusta Hotchkin. Kate Augusta Prentiss died on 15 June 1933 at Wexford County, MI, USA, at age 78.¹ She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, at Manton, Wexford County, MI, USA. Wife of Myron D. Bertholf.

     Leon Lavern Prentiss was born on 17 April 1882 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. WWI Draft Registration.^2,3 He was the son of John Quincy Adams Prentiss and Adell Esther Parker. He married Helen Darling Richardson at Rochester, Monroe County, NY, USA, on 30 October 1910. Leon Lavern Prentiss died on 8 June 1949 at NY, USA, at age 67. Syracuse (NY) Herald-Journal
Thursday, June 9, 1949
Page 28, Column 2

L. L. Prentiss Dies at 67

FUNERAL SERVICES will be at 1:30 P.M. Saturday at the Carl E. Welter funeral home for L. LaVerne Prentiss, 67, associated with The Post-Standard circulation department for 19 years, who died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. Comstock Lincoln of Manlius.

The Rev. Charles H. Schmitz of the Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. today and tomorrow.

Mr. Prentiss, who also served as district circulation manager, had been in failing health for several months. He was the son of John and E. Adelle Prentiss of Pulteney, Steuben County. He came to Syracuse from that village 20 years ago. He had been a member of Prattsburg Lodge 564, F. and A.M.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Richardson Prentiss; two daughters, Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Andrew E. Buff of Manlius; a brother, William W. Prentiss of Pulteney; three sisters, Mrs. George E. Case, Mrs. Albert V. Brewster and Mrs. Frank Gibson of Syracuse; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews..² He was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, at Warners, Onondaga County, NY, USA.

     Leonard Currier Prentiss was born on 20 February 1873 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss and Frances Virginia Parker. Leonard Currier Prentiss died in 1952 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Lillian Gertrude Prentiss was born on 2 August 1839 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of William Prentiss and Frances Ledyard Benton. She married Norman Hunt at NY, USA, on 28 January 1863. Lillian Gertrude Prentiss died on 25 January 1915 at Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, USA, at age 75. Penn Yan NY Democrat 1/29/1915;
Mrs Lillian G Hunt, age 75, died 1/25/1915 in Penn Yan. She was the widow of Norman Hunt. She leaves a son, Floyd P Hunt; one daughter, Caroline B Hunt; three brothers, W A Prentiss, John Prentiss, and L W Prentiss; two sisters, Mrs Harriet Genung and Miss Martha Prentiss. Burial in Lakeview cemetery.. She was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, at Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, USA.

     Luther Wright Prentiss was born on 18 March 1837 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of William Prentiss and Frances Ledyard Benton. He married Elsie Ann VanSyckle at NY, USA, on 25 July 1860. Luther Wright Prentiss died on 26 September 1925 at Pimrod, Yates County, NY, USA, at age 88.
Hammondsport NY Herald 9/30/1925;
The death of Mr Wright Prentiss occurred on Friday last, Sept. 25th, at Himrod, where he had lived with his sister, Miss Martha. He was 88 years old. He leaves the sister, Miss
Martha Prentiss. Interment In Glenview.. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Martha Bridge Prentiss was born on 8 June 1807 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA.² She was the daughter of John Adams Prentiss and Martha Bridge. She married Beriah Hervey Hotchkin at NY, USA, on 26 March 1839.² Martha Bridge Prentiss appeared on the census of 1880 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Martha, June 73 (1807, MA; son C. W., Aug 26 (1854), NY, farming; son Edward A. , Aug 24 (1856), NY, farming.. She died on 23 January 1899 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 91.³ She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Martha Bridge Prentiss was born on 27 July 1851 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of William Prentiss and Frances Ledyard Benton. Martha Bridge Prentiss died on 5 March 1931 at Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, USA, at age 79. Penn Yan NY Democrat 3/8/1935;
Penn Yan, Tuesday, Mar 5th, Miss Martha Prentiss, 83, of Himrod. There are no near surviving relatives. Burial in Pulteney cemetery.

Corning NY Evening Leader 3/7/1935;
Miss Martha Prentiss aged 85 died March 5th in Penn Yan. She is survived by nieces Miss Mabel Prentiss, Mrs A Brewster, Mrs G Case, Mrs Frank Gibson; a nephew La Verne Prentiss of Syracuse. Burial in Glen View Cemetery. She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.