Olivia Pratt

Brief Life History of Olivia

When Olivia Pratt was born on 1 June 1841, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Parley Parker Pratt, was 34 and her mother, Mary Ann Frost, was 32. She married Benjamin Woodbury Driggs on 16 February 1857, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Pleasant Grove Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 12 June 1906, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Woodbury Driggs
1837–1913
Olivia Pratt
1841–1906
Marriage: 16 February 1857
Benjamin Woodbury Driggs Jr.
1858–1930
Ella Olivia Driggs
1859–1883
Luna Belle Driggs
1862–1917
Don Carlos Driggs
1864–1933
Parley Shadrach Driggs
1867–1942
Florence Marion Driggs
1869–1889
Leland Monroe Driggs
1871–1926
Beatrice Lillian Driggs
1874–1874
Grace Edith Driggs
1875–1907
Alice Vivia Driggs
1877–1961
Rintha Blanche Driggs
1880–1883
William King Driggs Sr.
1885–1965

Sources (44)

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Olivia Pratt, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941" Entry for Parley Shedrick Driggs
  • Olivia Pratt, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964" entry for Benjiman Woodbury Driggs

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

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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Olivia Thankful Pratt Driggs

Olivia Thankful Pratt is the oldest daughter of Mary Ann Frost and Parley Parker Pratt. Olivia was born in Manchester, England on June 1, 1841 while her parents were living in England. Her father wa …

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