David Prouty Jr. (1778 - 1846)

Born 18 May 1778 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Died 28 Mar 1846 at age 67 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

David, son and only child of David and Margaret (Whiton) Prouty, was born at Scituate, MA on May 18, 1778. He married Lydia Stoddard, daughter of Hezekiah, on August 4, 1795. They resided first at Hanover, MA where their five children were born.

Intemperance and Guardianship

In 1805, Abiel Farrow of Scituate was appointed guardian of his estate due to excessive drinking, idleness, and wasting his estate.^[1]In 1807, Abiel Farrow and John Collamore both of Scituate were appointed guardians of his estate.^[2]

After their children were grown they removed to Dorchester, MA as he had opened up an agricultural business in Boston, MA. He died at Dorchester on March 28, 1846 of consumption.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-73PL : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 213 of 539; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-73V5 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 216-217 of 539; State Archives, Boston.

• Charles Henry Pope, "Prouty (Proute) Genealogy." (Boston: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1910), pp. 30, 55-56

• Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts to the year 1850, two volumes, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909), 2:241 (marriage)