Isaac Newton Prior

4 February 1775–11 September 1832 (Age 57)
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary of Isaac Newton

When Isaac Newton Prior was born on 4 February 1775, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Isaac Prior, was 33 and his mother, Beulah Parsons, was 30. He married Roxana Stebbins on 3 February 1806, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 11 September 1832, at the age of 57, and was buried in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Newton Prior
1775–1832
Roxana Stebbins
1776–1840
Marriage: 3 February 1806
Isaac Newton Prior
1806–1894
Mary Prior
1808–
Warren Prior
1811–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 February 1806Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 1
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
    Age 6
    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
    1791
    Age 16
    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    Name Meaning

    English (southern), Scottish, Dutch, and German: ultimately from Latin prior ‘superior’, used to denote a prior, a monastic official immediately subordinate to an abbot, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a prior.Irish: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora ‘son of the prior’ (this is the usual origin in counties Cavan and Leitrim). Some examples may be Anglo-Norman, the same name as in 1 above.Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan: from prior, probably denoting someone in the service of a prior or a nickname for someone who behaved in a pompous way.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Pryor
    Prier
    Pryer
    Prayer

    Sources (17)

    • Isaac Prior, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
    • Isaac Prior, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
    • Unknown in entry for Isaac Newton Prior, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"

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