Brief Life History of Rachel Chandler
When Rachel Chandler Pratt was born on 26 July 1800, in Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, her father, David Pratt, was 55 and her mother, Rebecca Chandler, was 47. She married Joshua Soule on 22 March 1819, in Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 16 April 1885, in Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Rachel Seale in household of Joshua Seale, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rachel Pratt, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Rachel G. Pratt, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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