Olive Prentice

Brief Life History of Olive

When Olive Prentice was born on 19 July 1824, in Fenton, Broome, New York, United States, her father, Elias Prentice, was 31 and her mother, Olive Edwards, was 33. She married Henry S Parker on 28 September 1847. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Chenango, Broome, New York, United States in 1855 and Vestal, Broome, New York, United States for about 15 years. She died on 14 March 1864, in Broome, New York, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry S Parker
1822–1887
Olive Prentice
1824–1864
Marriage: 28 September 1847
Alice Parker
1848–1930
Robert Henry Parker
1850–1925
Oliver Parker
1852–1923
Mary A Parker
1853–1873
Julia Parker
1855–1881
Harriet Parker
1857–1881
John Newton Parker
1859–1934
Laura J Parker
1861–1939
Mariah Olive Parker
1862–1873

Sources (8)

  • Olive Parker in household of Henry S Parker, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Olive Prentice - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Olive Prentice
  • Olive Prentice Parker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English (East Anglia): from Middle English prentis, prentiz, a shortened form of apprentis ‘apprentice’ (Anglo-Norman French apprenti(e)z, prentiz, prentice, from Old French aprendre ‘to learn, to understand’, Latin appre(he)ndere ‘to understand, grasp’), denoting someone learning a craft or trade, but probably originating as a nickname in the case of the surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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