Individual Details

Alfred Abbot Prescott

(17 Feb 1820 - 13 Jan 1897)

Alfred may have married late in life -- or perhaps not. He was living in Reading with is two unmarried sisters in 1870. He seems then to have gone to California and died there in 1897; if so, he had a wife Sarah. Yes, to California -- the date of birth is engraved on his gravestone in California.

Events

Birth17 Feb 1820Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence1 Jul 1863Marital Status: Unmarried - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence1870Residence Post Office: Wakefield - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage9 Apr 1876Santa Barbara, California - Sarah E Foster
Residence1896San Joaquin, California
Death13 Jan 1897Oakland, Alameda, California

Families

SpouseSarah E Foster (1828 - 1891)
FatherJoshua Prescott (1780 - 1859)
MotherAbigail Eaton (1785 - 1867)
SiblingThomas Prescott (1814 - 1873)
SiblingElizabeth Gerry Prescott (1816 - 1901)
SiblingInfant Prescott (1818 - 1818)
SiblingAbigail Eaton Prescott (1822 - 1902)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_631; Page: 290B; Family History Library Film: 552130.

2. Ancestry.com, California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 120; FHL Roll Number: 977282.

3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 4.

4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 4.

5. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_631; Page: 290B; Family History Library Film: 552130.

6. Ancestry.com, California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images..

7. Ancestry.com, California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 120; FHL Roll Number: 977282.