Priscilla Pratt

Brief Life History of Priscilla

When Priscilla Pratt was born on 12 February 1735, in Seekonk, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Pratt I, was 40 and her mother, Priscilla Thurber, was 38. She married Chase Robinson in 1755, in Meredith, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 27 November 1830, in Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Robinson Cemetery off Cilley Road, Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chase Robinson
1738–1829
Priscilla Pratt
1735–1830
Marriage: 1755
John Robinson
1759–1848
Mercy Robinson
1773–1860
Jonathan Robinson
1766–1805
Anna Robinson
1768–1849
Thomas P. Robinson
1769–1827
Peter Robinson
1771–1854
Noah Robinson
1775–1859

Sources (2)

  • Priscilla Pratt Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Priscilla Pratt in entry for John Robinson, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

World Events (6)

1776

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

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

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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