Jonas
PRESCOTT
(b.
26 October 1678
,
Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
12 September 1750
,
Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Jonas PRESCOTT was born 26 October 1678 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jonas PRESCOTT was the child of Jonas PRESCOTT and Mary LOKERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jonas married Thankful WHEELER 5 October 1699 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thankful WHEELER was born 3 June 1682 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Thankful died 6 November 1716 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA. Thankful was the child of John WHEELER and Sarah LARKIN.
Jonas PRESCOTT died 12 September 1750 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Spouses:
Thankful Wheeler Prescott (1682 - 1716)*
Mary Page Prescott (1674 - 1749)*
Children:
Ebenezer Prescott (1700 - 1771)*
Jonas Prescott (1701 - 1784)*
Thankful Persis Prescott Spaulding Baldwin (1705 - ____)*
Mary Prescott Stone (1711 - 1793)*
Sarah Prescutt Minott (1712 - 1737)*
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Family and Children of Jonas PRESCOTT
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Thankful WHEELER-- Date: 5 October 1699 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thankful WHEELER was the child of John WHEELER and Sarah LARKIN
Children of Jonas PRESCOTT and Thankful WHEELER:
Sarah PRESCOTT (b.5 October 1712, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 22 March 1737, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Samuel MINOT 7 March 1731 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Dorcas PRESCOTT (b.abt. 1714, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 June 1803, Concord, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Samuel MINOT 17 April 1738 in Acton, Massachusetts, USA (Nagog Woods) (South Acton)
Thankful WHEELER-- Date: 5 October 1699 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts BayThankful WHEELER was the child of John WHEELER and Sarah LARKIN
Children of Jonas PRESCOTT and Thankful WHEELER:
Sarah PRESCOTT (b.5 October 1712, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 22 March 1737, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Samuel MINOT 7 March 1731 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Dorcas PRESCOTT (b.abt. 1714, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 June 1803, Concord, Massachusetts, USA)m. Samuel MINOT 17 April 1738 in Acton, Massachusetts, USA (Nagog Woods) (South Acton)
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1678 Birth 26 October 1678
Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1699 Marriage / PartnerJonas PRESCOTT and Thankful WHEELER 5 October 1699, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
He was 20 years old.
1712 Birth of ChildSarah PRESCOTT was born 5 October 1712, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Jonas was 33 years old.
1716 Death of Spouse/PartnerThankful WHEELER died 6 November 1716, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
1731 Marriage of ChildSarah PRESCOTT married 7 March 1731, Concord, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel MINOT
1737 Death of ChildSarah PRESCOTT died 22 March 1737, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Jonas was 58 years old.
1738 Marriage of ChildDorcas PRESCOTT married 17 April 1738, Acton, Massachusetts, USA (Nagog Woods) (South Acton) to Samuel MINOT
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Here lies buried the body of Cap Jonas Prescott who departed this life September 12th AnnoDomini 1750 Age 71 years 10 mo 17 Ds
Old Burial Ground
Groton, Massachusetts, USA
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1750 Death 12 September 1750
Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 71.
Added: 3/21/2016 8:58:11 PM
- Updated: 4/25/2025 11:26:56 AM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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