Isaac Prouty

Isaac Prouty was born on November 18, 1689 in Scituate, Massachusetts to Richard Prouty and Elizabeth (Howe) Prouty. He was the fourth of six children by the couple, the others being James, Edward, Jonathan, Margaret, and William.

Isaac married Elizabeth Merritt on October 11, 1711 in Scituate. At least six of their surviving six sons and one daughter settled in the Leicester section of Scituate, now known as Spencer, Massachusetts. Their children were:

• Isaac, b. 1711, died young
• Elizabeth, b. 1713
• Jacob, b. May 14, 1715, m. Ann Capen on December 8, 1741
• David, b. 1716, m. Elizabeth Smith
• John, b. 1718, m. Abigail Johnson (daughter of Capt. Benjamin Johnson)
• Caleb, b. 1720
• Adam, b. 1721, married Dorothy Howe of Rutland on January 15, 1751
• Job, b. 1723
• Elizabeth, b. 1724
• Ruth, b. 1728
• James, b. 1730, married Mary Dinsmore on June 26, 1765
• Isaac, b. 1732, married Priscilla Ramsdell

Jacob, David, John, Adam, Isaac, Caleb, and Job were all baptized in the Second Church of Scituate on April 21, 1723.

Sources

• Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.
• Cutter, William Richard. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Lewis Publishing Company, 1908.
• Pope, C. H. Prouty (Proute) Genealogy. 1910.

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He was a farmer of considerable wealth.

Isack Prouty
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records

Name     Isack Prouty    

Event Type     Birth    

Event Date     18 Nov 1689    

Event Place     Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States    

Gender     Male    

Father's Name    Richard Prouty     

Mother's Name    /

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