Luman Ephenetus Pratt

14 December 1844–5 January 1927 (Age 82)
Pike Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Luman Ephenetus

When Luman Ephenetus Pratt was born on 14 December 1844, in Pike Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Wells Pratt, was 41 and his mother, Ruth Canfield, was 40. He married Adeline Amanda Major on 12 September 1869, in Midland, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Ingersoll Township, Midland, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 5 January 1927, at the age of 82, and was buried in Midland City Cemetery, Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Luman Ephenetus Pratt
1844–1927
Adeline Amanda Major
1851–1915
Marriage: 12 September 1869
Lena Eliza Pratt
1873–1890
Glenn James Pratt
1876–1952
Flossie Edna Pratt
1883–1968

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 September 1869Midland, Michigan, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 2
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847 · Moving the State Capital
    Age 3
    The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
    Age 22
    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Pritt
    Pretty

    Sources (19)

    • Ephenetus Pratt in household of J W Pratt, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Larman Pratt, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
    • Luman E. Pratt, "Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939"

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