A. Ann Prescott

Female1858–

Brief Life History of A. Ann

When A. Ann Prescott was born in 1858, in Coffee, Alabama, United States, her father, John Wesley Prescott, was 19 and her mother, Lee Dicey Helms, was 17. She lived in Election Precinct 10 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Prescott
1839–1864
Lee Dicey Helms
1841–
A. Ann Prescott
1858–
Lucy Prescott
1860–
Eady Elizabeth Prescott
1862–1932
Ophelia Prescott
1863–

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  • Ari Ann Prescoat in household of John W Prescoat, "United States Census, 1860"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1863

Age 5

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 5

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 32

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places so called, in southwestern Lancashire (now Merseyside), Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, and Devon, all of which are named from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘dwelling’. The surname is most common in Lancashire, and so it seems likely that the first of these places is the most frequent source. It is also present in Ireland, being recorded there first in the 15th century.

History: John Prescott of Standish, Lancaster, England, arrived in NewEngland in 1640 and in 1643 was one of the first settlers ofLancaster, MA. His descendants include several prominent Americans ofthe revolutionary war, including Samuel Prescott, born in Concord, MA,in 1751, whose fame lies in completing the midnight ride of warning in1775 after Paul Revere was captured.

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

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