When Nelson Pratt was born on 11 June 1846, in Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, William Pratt, was 33 and his mother, Mary Merilla Harris, was 27. He married Mary Jane Pratt in 1864, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States in 1875 and Clarendon, Orleans, New York, United States in 1880. He died on 27 February 1907, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States.
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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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