Individual Details
Phineas Prouty
(14 Jan 1788 - )
Phineas Prouty, Geneva, the pioneer of a highly respected family in the locality, was a native of Vermont, and settled at an early date in Schenectady. He was a soldier in the War of 1812-1815, and came a young man to Geneva, where he was for many years an enterprising merchant and straightforward business man. His old stone building on Seneca street has been recently removed to be replaced by a more substantial structure. He erected, also, the buildings on the historic Maple Grove farm, the property on which stands the noted "Century tree." Phineas Prouty's wife was Margaret Van Vranken of Schenectady, by whom these children were born: Nicholas, who died in infancy: Harriet, who married Thomas Hillhouse of New York City; Sarah Augusta, who became the wife of A. L. Chew; and Phineas jr.
Phineas settled in Geneva, N.Y. (Child, 288)
Phineas settled in Geneva, N.Y. (Child, 288)
Events
Birth | 14 Jan 1788 | Vermont, United States | |||
Military | 1812 | War of 1812 | |||
Marriage | Bef 1825 | Margaret Van Vranken | |||
Census | 29 Aug 1850 | Seneca, Ontario Co., New York | |||
Death | New York, United States |
Families
Spouse | Margaret Van Vranken ( - 1850) |
Child | Nicholas Prouty ( - ) |
Child | Harriet Prouty (1826 - ) |
Child | Sarah Augusta Prouty (1826 - ) |
Child | Phineas Prouty (1829 - 1891) |
Father | John Prouty Jr. (1749 - 1819) |
Mother | Lucia "Lucy" Gleason (1753 - 1791) |
Sibling | Lucy Prouty (1772 - ) |
Sibling | John Prouty (1776 - ) |
Sibling | Levi Prouty (1791 - 1812) |
Notes
Census
893, 984, Phineas Prouty, 62 M, Gentleman, 15000, NH" " J, 22 M, Merchant, NY
Alesennder, L. Chew, 39 M, Merchant, NY
S Augusta Chew, 24 F, NY
Beverly Chew, 6/12 M, NY
Mary Jones Chew, 14 F, England
Thomas Richards, 25 M, Laborer, Ireland
Endnotes
1. Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918., Prouty (Proute) genealogy. (Boston, Mass.; C.H. Pope, 1910.), p 40.
2. Lewis Cass Aldrich and George Stillwell Conover, Editor, History of Ontario county, New York (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1893), 330; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 22 April 2010.
3. Lewis Cass Aldrich and George Stillwell Conover, Editor, History of Ontario county, New York (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1893), 330; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 22 April 2010.