Hiram Harrison Pratt

Brief Life History of Hiram Harrison

When Hiram Harrison Pratt was born on 14 November 1813, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Micah Pratt, was 45 and his mother, Zilpah Pratt, was 35. He married Huldah Dickinson in Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1850. He died on 30 May 1889, in Butler, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Harrison Pratt
1813–1889
Huldah Dickinson
1814–1894
Marriage:
James Leroy Pratt
1844–1925
Rachel Lucenia Pratt
1847–1915
Selden E Pratt
1849–1937
Wealthy Ann Pratt
1852–1924

Sources (14)

  • H H Peatt, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Hiram Harrison Pratt - birth: 14 November 1813; Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  • Hiram H. Pratt, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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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