Samuel Spotswood Pritchett

Brief Life History of Samuel Spotswood

When Samuel Spotswood Pritchett was born on 28 August 1856, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, his father, William Dekalb Pritchett, was 32 and his mother, Barbara Ellen Fulcher, was 28. He married Mary White on 10 February 1874, in Montgomery, Missouri, United States. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Jefferson Township, Madison, Montana, United States in 1900. He died on 31 May 1924, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Forest Vale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States.

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Samuel Spotswood Pritchett
1856–1924
Mary White
1855–1875
Marriage: 10 February 1874

Sources (13)

  • Samuel S Pritchett, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Samuel Pritchett, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
  • Samuel Pritchett, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1859

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Mary Ella Ewing BIRTH 24 Oct 1858 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA DEATH 27 Nov 1859 (aged 1) Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Forestvale Cemetery Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA Show Map PLOT Valleyview 19 MEMORIAL ID 95863067

1864 · Montana Territory

Montana was made a territory by President Abraham Lincoln on May 26 1864. The capital was Virginia City and remained the capital until 1894, when Helena became the capital.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son ofRichard’. Compare Pritchard .

English (Midlands): from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e), prich ‘point’, ‘prick’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments, or a nickname for a tall, thin man.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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