Individual Details
Dr. Ira French Prouty
(9 Nov 1812 - 17 Jan 1882)
was born November 9, 1812 and came to Keene in 1863. After leaving
the district school, he attended the academies of Bellows Falls and
Chester, Vt. He studied medicine with Dr. Lowell of Chester, and
later with Dr. Lawrence of Saxton's River. He attended lectures at
Woodstock and Dartmouth medical schools, graduating from the latter
in May 1837. He immediately went to Illinois, where he practiced
his profession about a year. Leaving the West, he came to
Chesterfield Factory, and was afterward located in Alstead and Stoddard
NH. In 1855 he removed to Ogdensburg NY and engaged in the wholesale
drug business. For a short time previous to his advent in Keene he
was practicing medicine in Chateaugay, NY. He was a member of the
board of education from its organization in 1867 until 1875, and for
several years was superintending committee of the suburban schools.
He was a member of the legislature in 1872-73, and during the latter
term was instrumental in procuring from the state an appropriation in
aid of Dartmouth college. In 1877-78 he was a member of the board of
aldermen from the third ward. In February 1839, Dr. Prouty was married
in Alstead to Emily F. Babcock, who died in October, 1849. In
January 1855, he married Elsie, only daughter of Dea. Luke and Lydia
Joslin of Stoddard. He died January 17, 1882 leaving a wife, son and
daughter, who still survive him.
Events
| Birth | 9 Nov 1812 | Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Feb 1839 | Emily Frances Babcock | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Feb 1855 | Stoddard, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - Elsie Joslin | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, United States - Elsie Joslin |  | ||
| Census (family) | 23 Jun 1870 | Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - Elsie Joslin | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Ward 3, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - Elsie Joslin | | ||
| Death | 17 Jan 1882 | Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Emily Frances Babcock (1817 - 1849) |
| Child | Emily Glover Prouty (1839 - 1914) |
| Spouse | Elsie Joslin (1832 - 1909) |
| Child | Dr. Ira Joslin Prouty Jr. (1857 - 1932) |
| Child | Emily G. Prouty (1859 - ) |
| Father | Willard Prouty (1788 - 1868) |
| Mother | Sally French (1789 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Josiah S. Prouty (1810 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Samuel Williard Prouty (1814 - 1876) |
| Sibling | James Bingham Prouty (1824 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Edmund Prouty ( - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Ira F Prouty M 48 New HampshireEly J Prouty F 29 New York
Emily G Prouty F 20 New Hampshire
Ira J Prouty M 3 New York
Thos Peck M 25 Canada
Alexander Mc Guier M 35 Canada
Henry Hutchens M 30 New York
Louiser Hutchens F 26 New York
Jane Hutchens F 0 New York
C B Roberts M 30 New York
F H Prouty M 40 New York
Census (family)
469, 533, Prouty, Ira F, 50, MW, Physician, 4500, 800, NH" , Elise J, 37 FW, Keeping house, NH
" , Emily G, 29 MW, NH
" , Ira J, 12, MW, NY
Hatch, Lucy, 24, FW, Tailoress, NH
Census (family)
Ira F. PROUTY Self M Male W 67 NH Physician NH NHElsa PROUTY Wife M Female W 47 NH House Keeper NH NH
Emily PROUTY Dau S Female W 40 NH At Home NH NH
Ira Y. PROUTY Son S Male W 22 NH Student NH NH
Lydia JOSLIN Mother W Female W 78 NH At Home MA MA
Clamant A. GIBSON Other S Male W 24 MA Student MA NY
William PROCTOR Other S Male W 19 NH Dry Goods Clerk NH NH
Endnotes
1. Stearns, Ezra S., Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire. Vol. II (New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1908), p 875.
2. Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher and Edward Everett Parker, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), p 875.
3. Hamilton Child, Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N.H.: 1736-1885 (Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, 1885), ; digital images, transcribed by Janice Brown, GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties (http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Keene_NH.txt : accessed 7 July 2009.
4. Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher and Edward Everett Parker, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), p 875.
5. Hamilton Child, Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N.H.: 1736-1885 (Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, 1885), ; digital images, transcribed by Janice Brown, GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties (http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Keene_NH.txt : accessed 7 July 2009.
6. "New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 August 2014), Ira J. Prouty, 31 Jul 1932; citing Keene, , New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
7. "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 27 September 2015), Ira F. Prouty in entry for Ira J. Prouty and Elizabeth F. Howe, 23 Jun 1896; citing Dover, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,293..
8. Hamilton Child, Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N.H.: 1736-1885 (Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, 1885), ; digital images, transcribed by Janice Brown, GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties (http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Keene_NH.txt : accessed 7 July 2009.