Joseph Pratt

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Pratt was born about 1866, in Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Reuben Pratt, was 45 and his mother, Betsey A Bennett, was 41. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Minnie Wilson. He lived in Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States in 1905 and Nassau, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States in 1910. He died in Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Pratt
about 1866–
Minnie Wilson
1880–
Amanda B Pratt
1897–1986
Elmer H Pratt
about 1902–1965
Esther Pratt
1909–
Nellie E Pratt
1899–

Sources (14)

  • Joseph Pratt in household of Reuben Pratt, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Pratt - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Joseph Pratt
  • Joseph Pratt, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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