Daniel Pratt

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Pratt was born on 26 May 1731, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Pratt, was 24 and his mother, Margaret Rickard, was 23. He married Lydia Cobb on 23 November 1759, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 29 November 1819, in New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in White Creek, Washington, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Pratt
1731–1819
Lydia Cobb
1730–1775
Marriage: 23 November 1759
Lydia Pratt
1760–
Hopeful Pratt
1762–1838
William Cobb Pratt
1764–1830
Daniel Pratt
1765–1852
Ruth Pratt
1768–1823
Scott Pratt
1769–
Joshua Pratt
1770–
Bathsheba Pratt
1772–
Jacob Pratt
1774–1826

Sources (18)

  • Daniel Prat, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Daniel Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Daniel Prat in entry for Hopefull Prat, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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World Events (5)

1772

Historical Boundaries 1772: Charlotte, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Charlotte, New York, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

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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Daniel Pratt (26 May 1731 – 1819)

Son of Benjamin Pratt 1707 – 1759 and Margaret Rickard 1708 – 1755 of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Rickards were descended from Mayflower Pilgrims Francis Cooke and Stephen Hopkins. In 1759, Daniel …

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