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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Historical Boundaries: 1877: Wheeler, Nebraska, United States
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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.
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