Brief Life History of James Grey
When James Grey Pratt was born on 27 August 1859, in Woodhall, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Pratt, was 31 and his mother, Hannah, was 30. He married Harriet Barnaby Allet on 25 January 1883, in Osgoode Township, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Buffalo, Wheeler, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Buffalo Election Precinct, Wheeler, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 7 December 1950, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Bartlett, Wheeler, Nebraska, United States.
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- James Pratt in household of William Pratt, "United States Census, 1940"
- James Pratt, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Death record of James Pratt
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877
Historical Boundaries: 1877: Wheeler, Nebraska, United States
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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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