When George Franklin Pratt Sr. was born on 6 October 1784, in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Peabody Pratt, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Buckingham, was 22. He married Charlotte Risdon about 1805, in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 January 1850, in his hometown, at the age of 65, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, 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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