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William Walker Prentice

Male 1872 - 1952  (80 years)


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  • Name William Walker Prentice 
    Birth 26 Feb 1872  Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 May 1952  Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial 17 May 1952  Minden Cemetery, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6940  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2025 

    Father John Prentice,   b. Nov 1835, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1909, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Christine McColl,   b. 22 Sep 1836   d. 1 Sep 1912 (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melvina Rose Gray,   b. 4 Feb 1880, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1965, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1901  Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Morgan Lee Prentice,   b. 27 Jun 1903, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1976 (Age 72 years)
    +2. Maron De Lynn Prentice,   b. 23 Sep 1907, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1993, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +3. Duncan Buchanan Prentice,   b. 29 Mar 1917, Anson, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1988 (Age 71 years)
    Photos
    William Walker Prentice, wife Melvina Rose Gray, and grandson Woodward
    William Walker Prentice, wife Melvina Rose Gray, and grandson Woodward
    at Kushog Lake in 1952
    Family ID F2172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group cemetery database.

    2. [S22] Obituary, Toronto Star - 15 May 1952.

    3. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 18142-52.
      atherosclerotic heart disease, 10 years.

    4. [S102] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marquette, 3rd Quarter 1901, page 216.
      He is a railroadman, she is a school teacher.