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William Prescott, The Prescott memorial (Boston: Printed by H. W. Dutton & son, 1870).
John Prescott/Mary Platts Line, Lancaster, Massachusetts
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Lucy Hildreth b. Jan l8, l764 dau of Zachariah Hildreth and wife, Elizabeth Prescott. Lucy Hildreth m. Dec. l7, l786 William Whitney of West- ford, MA.
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Elizabeth Worster Baldwin b. Aug 8, l824 dau of Hon. Roger S. Balwin and wife Emily Perkins of New Haven. Elizabeth Worster Baldwin m. Aug. l856 Prof. William D. Whitney of Yale College; Res: New Haven (see p. 2l6 for their children)
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Prof. William D. Whitney and wife Elizabeth W. Baldwin of New Haven had issue:
- Edward Baldwin Whitney b. Aug l6, l857.
- Williston Dwight Whitney b. Feb. l859 d. March l86l.
- Micah Parker Whitney b. Feb 6, l86l.
- Roger Sherman Whitney b. Jan 6, l863.
James Prescott Line (Hampton, NH)
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Louisa Prescott b. Aug 20, l83l dau of Adonijah Prescott and wife, Lovina Crowell. Louisa Prescott m. Isaac F. Whitney of Chesterville, NH on July 3, l849. One child: Edgar O. Whitney b. June 2l, l853.
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George Crampton Prescott b. Dec. 27,l828 son of John Prescott and wife, Rhoda Marrow of Phillips, ME. All children born at Phillips, ME. George Crampton Prescott m. Mar. 29, l860 Naomi Whitney of Phillips, ME. He was a farmer; one child, George Albert Prescott b. Aug. l9, l864. He enlisted Sept l, l864 in the 5th battery of Maine vol's, G. Y. Stevens captain, and served to the close of the war and was mustered out and honorably discharged July 6, l865. The battery being kept in the Shenandoah valley to guard that section against any incursion of the rebel forces, it was not called into any severe battles, but did essential service by its prestige in preventing rebel raids and depredations.
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Elizabeth Prescott b. Dec. ll, l829 dau of Jonathan C. Prescott and his wife, Mary Foot of Danvers, Elizabeth Prescott m. Oct 20, l850 William Whitney b. Jan l4, l830 and d. Aug 6, l867 at Cambridgeport, MA. (See p. 564 for their children)
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William Whitney and his wife, Elizabeth Prescott had issue:
- Sarah Whitney b. May l85l.
- Ida L. Whitney b. March l854 and d. l864.
- Frank Whitney b. Oct l858 d. Sept. l860.
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Mary Olivia Prescott b. April 29, l824 dau of Robert S. Prescott and his wife, Almira Melcher of Hampton Falls, NH. Mary Olivia Prescott m. Sept. 24, l847 Amos Fabens Whitney son of Amos and Sarah (Gordon) Whitney of Liverpool, ENG. He b. at Portland, ME Aug 23, l820. He was a tanner. Res: Kingston, NH. (one child)
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