Leonard Crane Prisley (1879 - 1955)

Born 8 Apr 1879 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Glenna May (Bigelow) Prisley — married 21 Nov 1905 in North Haven, CT

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1955 at age 76 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Leonard "Len" Prisley was born 08 Apr 1879 at Reeve Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, England, the son of James Prisley and Elizabeth Crane; ^{[1] [2]} and was christened 08 May 1887 at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Eccleston, Lancashire, England. ^[3] He immigrated with his family to Rhode Island as a youth in 1887 ^[4] and became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 07 Dec 1918. ^[5]

In 1900, Len resided in North Haven, Connecticut and worked as a glue maker, ^[6] which had been his father's trade.

Leonard married on 21 Nov 1905 in North Haven, Connecticut to Glenna Bigelow. ^[7] Their eldest child was born in Rhode Island, but the rest were born in New Haven, Connecticut where Len and Glenna had settled. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

1. Ronald Street, b. 26 Oct 1906, m1. Frances Killelay, m2. ____, d. 03 Aug 1982
2. William Archibald, b. 02 Oct 1908, m. Jean E. Page, d. 04 Dec 1983
3. Helen Elizabeth, b. 30 Aug 1910, m1. Henry Stedman Thompon, m2. Charles Gammon, d. 03 Mar 2005
4. Robert Bigelow, b. 23 Jul 1912, m. Edla Anderson, d. 18 Jun 1988

Len resided on Montowese Avenue in North Haven and worked as a foreman at a fat rendering and fertilizer plant when he registered for the World War I draft in 1918 at the age of 39; ^[12] and he became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 07 Dec 1918 at New Haven, Connecticut. ^{[13] [14]}

And by 1942, at the age of 63, Len resided on Lewis Road, Winchester, Massachusetts when he registered for the WW II draft. ^[15]

Glenna died in 1949 and Len married second in 1949 to Eva Luella (Hovey) Boyd. Leonard passed away on 24 Jul 1955 at Boston, Massachusetts ^[16] and was buried at Beaverdale Memorial Park in New Haven, Connecticut. ^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Copy of birth certificate No. 444, Application Number S.R. 39561/40, registered 19 May 1879 by J. Wooton, Registrar
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-7T5G : 13 December 2017), Leonard C Prisley in household of James Prisley, Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 46, Piece/Folio 2820/148, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,805.
3. ↑ England & Wales Christening Index, 1875-1900, Film 1526114.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG29-SYR : 12 March 2018), Leonard Prisley, 03 Jun 1887; citing p. , Ship Steamship Cephalonia, NARA microfilm publication M277 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 104; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906; Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 30.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97C-C8W : accessed 19 February 2019), Leonard C Prisley in household of Louis R Hemingway, North Haven township, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 403, sheet 6A, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,146.
7. ↑ Connecticut marriage license
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK2D-NN9 : accessed 2 May 2020), Leonard C Prisby, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 445, sheet 15B, family 360, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 136; FHL microfilm 1,374,149.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCN8-H5M : accessed 4 June 2017), Leonard C Prisley, New Haven Ward 13, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing ED 409, sheet 7B, line 72, family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 190; FHL microfilm 1,820,190.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM5N-Z25 : accessed 4 June 2017), Leonard C Prisley, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 190, sheet 7A, line 34, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 278; FHL microfilm 2,340,013.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K71Y-T3X : accessed 4 June 2017), Leonard C Prisley, North Haven Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-142, sheet 2B, line 47, family 34, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 518.
12. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFX-FBY : 13 March 2018), Leonard Croue Prisley, 1917-1918; citing New Haven County no 4, Connecticut, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,985.
13. ↑ "United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VX5R-ZCZ : 11 March 2018), Leonard Crane Prisley, 1918; citing Connecticut, NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 30; FHL microfilm 1,429,700.
14. ↑ "Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYR-1333 : 16 March 2018), Leonard Crane Prisley, 1918; citing roll 6, NARA microfilm publication M2081 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,370,699.
15. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12L-7B7 : 8 April 2016), Leonard Crane Prisley, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
16. ↑ Death certificate No. 26812, City of Boston, County of Suffolk, Massachusetts
17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116026929 for Leonard Crane “Len” Prisley (8 Apr 1879–24 Jul 1955), citing Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Graves (contributor 47171280) .

See also:

• Glenna May Bigelow by Rod Bigelow, 10 May 2009