Brief Life History of William F
When William F Pritchett was born about 1840, in Missouri, United States, his father, John Pritchett, was 24 and his mother, Sophronia Mitchell, was 24. He married Ellen Hickey Shattuck on 27 December 1866, in Audrain, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Pike, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Cuivre Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 4 January 1921, at the age of 82.
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- W F Pritchett in household of John Pritchett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William F Pritchett - Government record: Census record: birth-name: William F Pritchett
- William F Pritchell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son ofRichard’. Compare Pritchard .
English (Midlands): from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e), prich ‘point’, ‘prick’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments, or a nickname for a tall, thin man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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