John Prichard
John Prichard was born around 1808 in Wales. He eventually immigrated to America and settled in New York City. He married a woman name Maria around 1850, and they had at least nine children: Jane, born around 1841; George F., born around 1843; John H., born around 1846; Sarah, born around 1848; Maria, born around 1850; Alfred, born around 1852; Charles, born around 1854; Ida, born around 1855; and Walter, born around 1858. He earned a living as a clerk. The family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, in the late 1850s, and by 1850, he owned $4,500 of personal property. He moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, in the 1860s, and eventually opened a trunk business with his son John. In the 1890s, he reportedly ‘made several attempts to commit suicide by hanging.” He died in Hoboken on May 27, 1897, after a week-long illness.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1578) | Prichard, John | 1808 | 1897-05-27 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 4
- (5480) [recipient] ~ George F. Prichard to John Prichard and Maria Prichard, 13 January 1864
- (5481) [recipient] ~ George F. Prichard to John Prichard and Maria Prichard, 1 October 1863
- (5482) [recipient] ~ George F. Prichard to John Prichard and Maria Prichard, 20 May 1863
- (5483) [recipient] ~ George F. Prichard to John Prichard and Maria Prichard, 8 April 1863
People - Records: 2
- (1578) Prichard, John is the [parent of] (1577) Prichard, George Frederick
- (1579) Pritchard, Maria is the [wife of] (1578) Prichard, John
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1855 New York State Census, available from Ancestry.com; The News (Paterson, NJ), 20 February 1897; The Jersey City News, 27 May 1897.
