James B. Pratt

Brief Life History of James B.

When James B. Pratt was born on 16 October 1792, in Caroline, Maryland, United States, his father, George E. Pratt, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Boon, was 27. He married Elizabeth Ringgold on 21 November 1817, in Caroline, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 22 June 1872, in Warren, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Township of Floyd, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James B. Pratt
1792–1872
Lydia Ann Hill
1804–1882
Marriage: 24 April 1828
Elizabeth Pratt
1823–1896
Harriet Pratt
1831–1899
Susan Ann Pratt
1834–1914
Pratt
1836–
Hannah Pratt
1837–
Rebecka Pratt
1838–

Sources (13)

  • James Pratt, "United States Census, 1820"
  • James B. Pratt, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • James B. Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1818

Illinois is the 21st 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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