Individual Details
James Louis Prouty
(18 Jul 1844 - 5 Jan 1897)
Events
| Birth | 18 Jul 1844 | West Kendall, Orleans, New York, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1864 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States - Susan L Boushe | | ||
| Census (family) | 8 Aug 1870 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States - Susan L Boushe |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1880 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Susan L Boushe | | ||
| Death | 5 Jan 1897 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Burial | 8 Jan 1897 | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | |||
| Probate | 27 Jan 1897 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Susan L Boushe (1846 - 1945) |
| Child | Wilbert Lewis Prouty (1864 - ) |
| Child | Francis Eddy "Frank" Prouty (1866 - 1889) |
| Child | Carrie L. Prouty (1868 - ) |
| Child | Norman Prouty (1870 - 1871) |
| Child | Almond Earl Prouty (1874 - 1959) |
| Child | Walter Raymond Prouty (1877 - 1942) |
| Father | Linus Eddy Prouty (1803 - 1881) |
| Mother | Betsey E. Tooley (1804 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Matilda F. Prouty (1823 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Paulina Prouty (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Dexter B/F Prouty (1827 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Louise J. Prouty (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry P. Prouty (1833 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Hiram B Prouty (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas W. A. "(Ellis)" Prouty (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary L. Prouty (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | Helen E. Prouty (1848 - 1875) |
Notes
Census (family)
561, 575, Prouty, Linus, 66 MW, Farmer, 12000, 3800, NYBetsey, 65, FW, Keeping house, NY
James, 25, MW, Famer, 0 , 1000, NY
Susan, 24, FW, NY
William, 6, MW, NY
Francis, 4, MW, NY
Carrie, 2, FW, NY
Payne, Timothy, 25 MW, Farm laborer, Ireland
Census (family)
James L. Prouty M 35, NY NY NY, Dealer In Furs And SkinsSusan L. Prouty F 34, wife, NY Canada Canada, Keeping house
Willard L. Prouty M 16, son, NY NY NY, at school
Francis E. Prouty M 13, son, NY NY NY, at school
Carrie L. Prouty F 11, daughter, NY NY NY, at school
Almond E. Prouty M 5, son, NY NY NY, at home
Walter R. Prouty M 3, son, NY NY NY, at home
NARA Film Number: T9-0852
Page: 366
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 1425
Film number: 1254852
Death
The New York Times. January 7, 1897James L. Prouty.
James L. Prouty, a furrier of this city, whose home was at 205 Penn Street, Brooklyn, died suddenly Tuesday night of apoplexy. He had been at his story all day, and returned home apparently in good health. He was taken ill at 9:30, and died before the arrival of his physician.
Mr. Prouty was born in Orleans County, N. Y., fifty- three years ago. He had lived in Brooklyn for the last twenty-five years. In 1876 he entered the wholesale furrier business. He had also been a large exporter of ginseng to China.
Mr. Prouty leaves a wife, three sons, and one daughter. Funeral services will take place to-night at the residence,and will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Kelly, former pastor of St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Rev. J. Wesley Johnston, the present pastor. Burial will be in Greenwood.
(http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F03E7DE1230E333A25754C0A9679C94669ED7CF)
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 census.
2. Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918., Prouty (Proute) genealogy. (Boston, Mass.; C.H. Pope, 1910.), p 113, 165.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 census.
4. Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918., Prouty (Proute) genealogy. (Boston, Mass.; C.H. Pope, 1910.), p 165.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > NEW YORK > WASHINGTON > GRANVILLE Series: M593 Roll: 1110 Page: 261.
6. Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918., Prouty (Proute) genealogy. (Boston, Mass.; C.H. Pope, 1910.), p 165.
7. "New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org: accessed 21 January 2013), James L Prouty, 1897..