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James L. Prior

Male 1851 - 1928  (76 years)


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  • Name James L. Prior 
    Born Oct 1851  Isle of Wright Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 May 1928  Duluth, MN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3586  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 May 2007 

    Father George Prior,   b. Dec 1818, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1905  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Ester Bamenis,   b. Abt 1831, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1882  (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F1104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie Sparrow,   b. Aug 1859, Tavistock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1936  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 30 Jul 1882  Marquette, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Married by Edwin R. Bishop, Rector of St. Paul's Church
      John Hanford and Richard Miller were the witnesses.
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F1050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Prior pedigree information found in WFT Volume 10, Tree 2083.
      Sailor in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan in 1880.
      Lighthouse Keeper of the Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer lights in Duluth, Minnesota from 1888 until 1908.
      There is an article about James from a book about the Great Lakes. You can find it by clicking http://www.halinet.on.ca/GreatLakes/Documents/HGL2/default.asp?ID=s983” here.
      There is a wonderful website about the lighthouses of the western Great Lakes. There are descriptions of the houses, their construction, exciting events, etc. There are also lists of the keepers. You may find the site by clicking http://terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm”>here.