Brief Life History of Ada Victoria
When Ada Victoria Pratt was born on 29 July 1892, in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, her father, Selden E Pratt, was 43 and her mother, Ada Mae Bushnell, was 35. She married Dorr Walter Sutherland on 28 November 1918, in Eaton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States in 1940 and Oneida Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States in 1986. She died on 2 December 1986, in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan, United States.
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- Ada Sutherland, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ada V Pratt, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Ada U. Pratt, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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