Prudence (Denison) Prentice (1718 - 1812)

Born 27 Jan 1718 in Stonington, New London County, Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of William Denison — married 23 Jun 1737 in First Cong. Ch., Stonington, CT

Wife of Thomas Prentice — married 9 Dec 1779 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1812 at age 94 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Prudence Denison was born on 27 Jan 1717/18 in Stonington, New London, Colony of Connecticut, the seventh child of Mary Stanton & Daniel Denison.

Her Christening date was 5 Apr 1719.

She married twice, both at Stonington:

1) 23 Jun 1737 William Denison; they had 7 children during the ensuing timespan through November 1753, all born at Stonington, two of whom died in youth:

• William Denison, b. 1738
• Andrew Denison, b. 30 Nov 1742

William Denison died 7 Jul 1779, after which Prudence married--

2) 9 Dec 1779 Thomas Prentice (his second wife)

Prudence (Denison/Denison) Prentice passed away 11 Feb 1812 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Sources

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 120: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/5/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/24/mode/1up

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 348, no. 158; p. 342, 348, no. 121: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n370/mode/1up

Profile History

This profile was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010. Later merged with profile created through the import of master 11_12.ged on 21 October 2010.