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Gardner Prouty

Birth	:	4 Sep 1817 Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	5 Dec 1899 Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, Cass County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8053017, -96.8060989
Plot	:	Section 2, Lot 258, Grave 1
Description	:	The son of Gardner and Ruth (How) Prouty, both of Spencer. He attended the common scbools of his native town till about seventeen years of age, when he went to Westminster, where be spent one term at the Academy. After leaving school he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked about six years. In 1847 he went to Boston, and for a time engaged in the ice shipping business. Afterwards he was in the business of wharfinger, in which he continued till January 1, 1889. On June 3, 1851, Mr. Prouty was married at Boston, by Rev.... Read More	The son of Gardner and Ruth (How) Prouty, both of Spencer. He attended the common scbools of his native town till about seventeen years of age, when he went to Westminster, where be spent one term at the Academy. After leaving school he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked about six years. In 1847 he went to Boston, and for a time engaged in the ice shipping business. Afterwards he was in the business of wharfinger, in which he continued till January 1, 1889. On June 3, 1851, Mr. Prouty was married at Boston, by Rev. Thomas Starr King, to Clara D. Wheelock, of Calais, Vermont. Miss Wheelock was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Welcome Wheelock, formerly of Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He has one child, Gardner W., who is married and lives in Littleton. Mr. Prouty is a Democrat, and was a delegate to the Presidential Convention held in New York in 1868. He has taken an active part in the public affairs of Littleton, having been selectman and assessor seven years, and overseer of the poor six years, and five years chairman of these boards. For several years he was also a member of the School Committee, and was moderator of the annual town meeting of Littleton twenty years. His paternal ancestor came to Spencer from Scituate. (The above is an excerpt from "An Historical Sketch of Littleton" by Herbert Joseph Harwood. You can find more on the cemetery website.)

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Where is Gardner Prouty's memorial?
Gardner Prouty's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, Cass County, USA.
When did Gardner Prouty death?
Gardner Prouty death on 5 Dec 1899 in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Gardner Prouty's memorial?
Latitude: 46.8053017
Longitude: -96.8060989

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Clarissa D. Wheelock Prouty

(1820 - 1902)

Siblings

Children

Gardner Wheelock Prouty

(1858 - 1941)

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