Jonathan Prescott

Jonathan Prescott (c. 1760) by French prisoner, Chester, Nova Scotia
Wife of Jonathan Prescott, Ann Prescott (c. 1760) by French prisoner, Chester, Nova Scotia
Dr. Jonathan Prescott, St. Stephen's Cemetery, Chester, Nova Scotia

Dr. Jonathan Prescott (24 May 1725 - 11 Jan 1807) was a British officer who fought at the Siege of Louisbourg (1745), became the Captain of the militia at Chester, Nova Scotia and later was involved with the Raid on Chester, Nova Scotia (1782).[1][2][3] He was the father of Charles Ramage Prescott.

  1. ^ The Prescott Memorial or the Genealogy of the Prescott Family, p. 63
  2. ^ The Oak Island Compendium
  3. ^ History of the County of Lunenburg, p. 270