Brief Life History of Achilles W
When Achilles W Pratt was born on 16 September 1792, in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Clark Pratt, was 38 and his mother, Phebe Pratt, was 29. He married Minerva Denison Lay on 10 May 1825, in Westbrook, Saybrook Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 5 October 1836, in Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Stewart Cemetery, Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States.
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- Achilles M Prate, "United States Census, 1830"
- Achilles M Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Achilles W Pratt, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
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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