Brief Life History of Francis Ormond
When Francis Ormond Pratt was born on 2 October 1808, in New York, United States, his father, Edmond Pratt, was 56 and his mother, Sibel Sybil Fitch, was 45. He lived in Somerset, Niagara, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 April 1860, in Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Ridgeway, Ridgeway, Orleans, New York, United States.
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- Francis O Pratt, "United States Census, 1840"
- Ormond Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1823
Established in 1823.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a clever trickster, from Middle English prat(te), pret ‘cunning, wily, astute’ (a derivative of Old English præt, pret ‘trickery, deception’, which is found in use as a byname in the 11th century). This surname is quite common in southeastern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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