Sarah Pratt

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Pratt was born on 8 July 1753, in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Captain Josiah Pratt II, was 34 and her mother, Abigail Williams, was 30. She married Elijah Bird on 12 December 1777, in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 12 October 1821, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hodges-Pratt Burial Ground, Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Bird
1753–1821
Sarah Pratt
1753–1821
Marriage: 12 December 1777
Anna Bird
1779–1866
Elijah Bird
1789–
Warren Bird
1790–1862
Betsy Bird
1795–1862
Alpheus Warren Bird
1795–1875

Sources (10)

  • Sarah Pratt, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Sarah Pratt, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Sarah Pratt Bird, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781

Oldest grave seen in memorial list.

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.

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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