William Jared Pratt

Brief Life History of William Jared

When William Jared Pratt was born on 22 June 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, William Dickinson Pratt, was 41 and his mother, Wealthy Eddy, was 34. He married Alice Fleet Smart on 1 December 1863, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. He died on 16 June 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Albion Mormon Cemetery, Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jared Pratt
1844–1909
Alice Fleet Smart
1845–1920
Marriage: 1 December 1863
William Orson Pratt
1864–1923
Ann Eliza Pratt
1865–1866
Thomas Henry Pratt
1867–1922
Parley Parker Pratt
1869–1928
Alice Maloney Pratt
1873–1947
Jared Orlando Pratt
1875–1905
Wealthy Melissa Pratt
1878–1905
Lucy Pratt
1879–
Katie Louisa Pratt
1881–1953
Leonidas Moroni Pratt
1885–1940

Sources (40)

  • Wm Shumwa in household of Weltha Shumwa, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William Jereld Pratt, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • William Jerred Pratt, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

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.

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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Wealthy Eddy Shumway Pratt Patten

Both her mother's maiden name and her father's last name was Eddy because they were first cousins. She was descended from the earliest Pilgrims who came to America in search of religious freedom. The …

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