Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Pratt was born on 16 June 1775, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Jeremiah Pratt, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Newton, was 32. She married Capt. David I Stowell on 5 September 1794, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 19 December 1838, in Bangor, Bangor, Franklin, New York, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Malone, Malone, Franklin, New York, United States.
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- Polly Pratt, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Polly Pratt, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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