Judea Pratt

Brief Life History of Judea

When Judea Pratt was born on 25 March 1767, in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Pratt, was 24 and his mother, Ann Hayden, was 22. He married Rhoda Whittemore on 28 August 1799, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 6 March 1851, in Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in River View Cemetery, Potapoug Quarter, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Judea Pratt
1767–1851
Rhoda Whittemore
1776–1849
Marriage: 28 August 1799
Sophia Amelia Pratt
1800–1805
Mary Ann Pratt
1802–1853
Urban Fosdick Pratt
1804–1869
Charles P. Pratt
1806–
Sophia A Pratt
1808–1822
George W. Pratt
1810–1813
George M. Pratt
1812–1814
Rebecca Whitmore Pratt
1815–1891
Samuel W Pratt
1819–1838

Sources (11)

  • Judea Pratt, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Judea Pratt, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
  • Judiah Pratt in entry for Rebecca Whitman Tiffany, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1785

DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

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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