Brief Life History of Frances Stevens
When Frances Stevens Pratt was born on 7 November 1834, in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States, her father, Addison Pratt, was 32 and her mother, Louisa Barnes, was 31. She married Jones James Dyer in November 1856, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Eden Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1860. She died on 25 November 1909, in Anaheim, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Anaheim Cemetery, Anaheim, Orange, California, United States.
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- Frances Dyer in household of Jones Dyer, "United States Census, 1860"
- Frances Stevens Pratt Dyer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frances Pratt in entry for Harris Dyer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
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.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
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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Nauvoo School 1842 to 1844 for PRATT sisters
Nauvoo 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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