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Alexander Oscar Prescott Gravesite
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Alexander Oscar Prescott Gravesite
Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Alexander Oscar Prescott was born on September 28th, 1881, in Wisconsin to mother Marit Lea (1858 - 1949), age 23, and father Alfred Albert Prescott (1856 - 1922), age 25. His father was born in Wisconsin and his mother was born in Norway. He had six siblings: David C, Clara, Etta Mabel, Bertha Josephine, Olivia Sarah, and Arthur Clarence.
When Alexander was 15 years old, he was living with his parents Alfred and Mary and all 6 siblings in King, Iowa. Father Alfred, Alexander, and a brother David were working on the farm and the other children were in school. Alexander could read and write and spoke English.
When Alexander was 28, he was living in North Dakota with his parents and siblings Bertha, Olivia, and Arthur. Also in the household was Adena Fosberg, a boarder. Alexander worked on the family farm.
By the age of 58, Alexander (still single) was living with his mother Mary, age 82, on the family farm in Debing, North Dakota. He was working the farm 65 hours a week and he stated that he had completed 5th grade.
There is no record of Alexander having ever married. His sister Bertha signed his death certificate. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, where he lived the last fifteen years of his life, at the age of 87. He is buried in West Resthaven Park Cemetery in Glendale, Arizona.
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