Brief Life History of Joshua
When Joshua Pratt was born in September 1803, in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Pratt, was 46 and his mother, Matilda Hayward Winslow, was 42. He died on 9 August 1861, at the age of 57.
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Parents and Siblings
1757–1819 Male
1761– Female
Siblings (2)
1798– Male
1803–1861 Male
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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