Individual Details
Nathan Converse Prouty
(11 Jun 1826 - 22 Nov 1896)
Nathan as a boy was full of mischief. He learned to quickly calculate difficult problems in arithmetic mentally. When told when someone was born he could tell at once the number of minutes they had lived. He studied astronomy and liked to make calculations on the revolution of heavenly bodies.
Events
| Birth | 11 Jun 1826 | Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |  | ||
| Census | 4 Jun 1860 | Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Death | 22 Nov 1896 | Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | |
Families
| Father | Asaph Prouty (1793 - 1861) |
| Mother | Martha Goodnow ( - 1833) |
| Sibling | Lorenzo D Prouty (1824 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Lucy C. Prouty (1828 - ) |
Notes
Census
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: MA COUNTY: Middlesex DIVISION: Shirley REEL NO: M432-323 PAGE NO: 13a9, 195, Prouty, Asaph, 57 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community
10, 195, Prouty, Lorenzo, 25 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community
11, 195, Prouty, Charles, 23 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community
24, 195, Prouty, Rebecca, 64 F, Mass Shaker Community
29, 195, Prouty, Harriet, 39 F, Mass Shaker Community
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: MA COUNTY: Middlesex DIVISION: Shirley REEL NO: M432-323 PAGE NO: 13b
5, 196, Prouty, Lucy A., 21 F, Mass
6, 197, Prouty, Abigail, 32 F, Mass Shaker Community
22, 199, Prouty, Nathan, 23 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community
Census
United Society in Shirley called Shakers67, 62, William K Westhusten 44 M, Farmer, 20,000, 2000, MA
(List of members including:)
Aseph Prouty, 67 M, Farm laborer, MA
Lorenzo Prouty, 35 M, Carpenter, MA
69
Becca Prouty, 73 F, Invalid, MA
72
Abigail Prouty, 41 F, Governess, MA
74
Harriet A Prouty, 48 F, Trustee, MA
75, 63,
Nathan Prouty, 33 M, Farmer, 4000, 1000, MA
Census
John WHITLEY Self M Male W 61 ENG Minister In This Society-Shaker ENG ENGMary A. WHITELEY Wife M Female W 61 ENG Eldress ENG ENG
Elizabeth WHITELEY Mother W Female W 79 ENG ENG ENG
Isacc BAILEY Other S Male W 74 ENG Elder ENG ENG
Nathan C. PROUTY Other S Male W 54 MA Farmer MA MA
Endnotes
1. Draper, James., History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860 : including a brief sketch of Leicester, to the year 1753. (Worcester: Printed by H.J. Howland, 1860?, 279 pgs.), p. 238.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > MASSACHUSETTS > MIDDLESEX > SHIRLEY Series: M653 Roll: 511 Page: 9-10.
3. Henry Mendell Tower, Historical sketches relating to Spencer, Mass, Volume 2 (Spencer, MA: W.J. Hefferman--Spencer Leader Print, 1902), 69; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 24 November 2009.