When Ellen Saphronia Pratt was born on 6 February 1832, in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States, her father, Addison Pratt, was 29 and her mother, Louisa Barnes, was 29. She married William Henry McGary on 26 May 1856, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 9 August 1885, in Garden Grove, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
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.
Possible Related NamesNauvoo School Records for 1842 to 1844, FHL Microfilm #7705: Image 7 of 122 Nov/Dec 1842 Teacher Caroline CROSBY students Ellen S PRATT, Frances S PRATT Image 46 1844 Teacher Howard CORAY stu …
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