Brief Life History of Charles Henry
When Charles Henry Pratt was born on 7 September 1892, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Oscar Sumner Pratt, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Buckley, was 29. He married Bertha May Simpson on 27 January 1917, in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1940 and Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1950. In 1930, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as machinist. He died on 19 April 1957, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Charles H Pratt, "United States 1950 Census"
- Chas. Henry Pratt, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Charles Henry Pratt, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire
On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
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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Charles Henry Pratt
Born in Massachusetts, he worked as a machinist in Brockton, MA and Newport, RI, where he retired from the Naval Torpedo Station in 1958 after working there 20 years. In 1917, he married Bertha Simpso …
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