Brief Life History of Edwin Delano
When Edwin Delano Pratt was born on 25 February 1838, in Huron, Ohio, United States, his father, Nelson Edmund Pratt, was 22 and his mother, Finette S. Delano, was 20. He married Elizabeth C Slyer on 25 December 1862, in Huron, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Attica, Venice Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Venice Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 11 December 1911, in Fairfield Township, Huron, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Attica, Seneca, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Edwin Pratt, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edwin D. Pratt, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Edwin D Pratt, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1838–1911 Male
1842–1910 Female
Children (4)
1864–1938 Female
1866–1890 Female
1869–1919 Male
1873–1965 Female
Parents and Siblings
1815–1889 Male
1818–1839 Female
Siblings (1)
1838–1911 Male
World Events (7)
1846
Age 8
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 22
1863
Age 25
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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Edwin Delano Pratt (1837 – 1911) (Note: pictures of grave stones, etc. are missing from this version of the story due to technological limitations of FamilySearch) Edwin was the first of four …
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