• Born: 9 Aug 1838, Bangor ME
• Marriage (1): Sarah Jane Eustis
• Died: 14 Jan 1916, Augusta GA

  General notes:

Jeweler and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked after 1864 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Beauford SC

• Advertised: The Crescent Newspaper, on 17 Mar 1875, in Beauford SC.

• His obituary was published in the Beaufort Gazette on 21 Jan 1916 in Beauford SC.
  Death and Funeral of Mr. P.M. Whitman
  Mr. Prentiss Whitman, son of Alden and Betsey Whitman, was born near Bangor, ME August 9, 1838.
  He came to Beaufort in 1864 and opened a jewelry store on Bay Street, continuing in business there till he sold out to Mr W.R. Bristol. He bought the pleasant estate on the corner of Green and Carteret Sts., now owned by Mr. Claghorn, and in March 1875 brought hither his bride, Miss Sarah Eustis of Auburn, ME.

Prentiss married Sarah Jane Eustis, daughter of Charles Lyman Eustis and Deborah Jane Barker. (Sarah Jane Eustis was born on 16 Jun 1846 in Dixfield ME and died on 6 Sep 1931 in Augusta GA.)