Myron M. Prentice (1838 - 1862)

Born 1838 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Jul 1862 at about age 24 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Sgt. Myron Prentice served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: June 7, 1861
Mustered out: July 9, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 37th New York Infantry "Irish Rifles" "75th Militia" "75th Rifles"

Sgt. Myron Prentice died of disease during the United States Civil War.

Myron was born in 1838. He is the son of Martin Prentiss and Rosanna Unknown. He was in the 37th New York Infantry aka the “Irish Rifles”, as a Sergeant during the US Civil War. He died on July 9, 1862, at a Soldier's Home in Manhattan, of disease. He is buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, in Brooklyn.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR1-5VF : 9 November 2014), Myron M Prentiss in household of Martin Prentiss, Williamson, Wayne, New York, United States; citing family 204, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQH-VJR : 30 December 2015), Myron Prentice in entry for Adrastus Snedaker, 1860.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSMZ-M4S : 4 December 2014), Myron M. Prentice, Sergeant, Company H, 37th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 113; FHL microfilm 882,169.

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WHS-HTC : 20 March 2015), Myron Prentiss, 08 Jul 1862; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,565.

• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDG-52XQ : 3 April 2015), Myron M Prentiss, 1884.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHH5-332 : 24 March 2016), Myron M. Prentiss, 1884.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV2-BMPN : 13 December 2015), Myron M. Prentice (Prentiss), 1862; Burial, Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, Cypress Hills National Cemetery; citing record ID 18270776, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=49C251C4-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A