Re: PROUTY'S McLEAN CO. NORTH DAKOTA
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Re: PROUTY'S McLEAN CO. NORTH DAKOTA
Marlene Domstead 3/02/00
Hiram Prouty was the son of Jeptha Prouty. Jeptha was born in 1812 in Bradford Co. PA.
His father was Elijah Prouty, but after 30 years of combined research by several people, no one has been able to determine who Elijah's parents were. He was probably born in Mass. or VT. Sylvia Wheeler was born in N.Y. per the census records. Have never been able to discover who her parents were either. I have come across Chester Arthur Prouty in my research and tucked away the information for future reference. There were several Chesters in my line. (but not Chester Arthur that I can connect yet)Are you from McLean Co. N.Dakota? If so, I would like to know as much about your line as possible. There is always a possibility of a connection, and I am always grasping at straws. I collect information on all Prouty's from all places and all times. I hope to one day be able to put all the information together with documentation and have a complete and accurate Prouty History so that our descendants don't have to go through the struggle that I and so many other Prouty researchers have gone through. The Problem with the book that Charles Pope wrote, is that there are dozens of major errors. He did not have the access to records and computers that we do. Neither did he have the luxury of travel the way we know it today. As I find records, ie. wills, land, death, marriage, birth, bios., etc. I find just how many errors and assumptions that Pope made. The book is good as a source of where to look when all else has failed, but not to be relied upon for accuracy.
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Re: PROUTY'S McLEAN CO. NORTH DAKOTA
Sue Prouty 6/23/08
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Re: PROUTY'S McLEAN CO. NORTH DAKOTA
Marlene Domstead 3/06/00