Brief Life History of Lovina Jemima
When Lovina Jemima Pratt was born on 6 August 1787, in Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, Obadiah Pratt, was 44 and her mother, Jemimah Tolls, was 32. She married Losee Van Cott on 5 September 1812, in Washington, Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 May 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Lorena Vancott in household of John Vancott, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lavinia Van Cott, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Laura in entry for John Van Cott, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1788
Name changed in 1788
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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Aunt Van Cott
Aunt Van Cott Parley Parker Pratt (1807-1857) mentions his “good old aunt” and his “Aunt Van Cott” (same person) in his autobiography. Her maiden name was Lovina Jemima Pratt, and she is the sister o …
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