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Henry Prather 1778–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1778

Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1819

Death Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Prather

Mother: Elizabeth Crunkleton

Spouse(s): Lydia Ricketts

Children(s): Eleanor Prather, Thomas Prather, Ann Prather, Abraham Prather, Rebecca Prather, Sarah Prather, Mary Prather, Henry Prather, Polly Prather, Elizabeth Prather

The story of Henry Prather began in 1778 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry Prather married Lydia Ricketts, and had children including Abraham Edwin Prather, Ann Prather, Eleanor Prather, Elizabeth Prather, Henry Prather, Mary Prather, Polly Mary Prather, Rebecca Holtt Prather, Sarah Jane Prather, Thomas Weaver Prather. Henry Prather passed away in 1819 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Prather began in 1778 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Henry Prather married Lydia Ricketts, and had children including Abraham Edwin Prather, Ann Prather, Eleanor Prather, Elizabeth Prather, Henry Prather, Mary Prather, Polly Mary Prather, Rebecca Holtt Prather, Sarah Jane Prather, Thomas Weaver Prather.
  • Henry Prather passed away in 1819 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Prather
1755–1818
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick Co., MD
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Elizabeth Crunkleton
1758–1831
Birth Location: Antrim, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Ricketts
1778–1855
Birth Location: Blair, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
LR

Children(s)

Eleanor Prather
1813–1861
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
EP
Thomas Prather
1808–1876
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
TP
Ann Prather
1818–1904
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
AP
Abraham Prather
1815–1879
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
AP
Rebecca Prather
1810–1879
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
RP
Sarah Prather
1804–1879
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
SP
Mary Prather
1809–1867
Birth Location: Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA
MP
Henry Prather
1816–1879
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
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Polly Prather
1798–1865
Birth Location: Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co., PA
PP
Elizabeth Prather
1803–1891
Birth Location: Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co., PA
EP

Henry Prather's Ancestors

Self
Henry Prather
1778–1819
Birth Place: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Hicks Prather
1755–1818
Frederick, Frederick Co., MD
Elizabeth Crunkleton
1758–1831
Antrim, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Abram) Prather
1732–1775
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Hicks
1736–1805
Cumberland Valley, Bedford Co., PA
Margaret (Joseph) McClure
1720–1791
Lancaster, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prather
1704–1785
Elizabeth Claggett
1708–1767
Nicholas Hicks
1710–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Prather
1673–1711
Martha Sprigg
1677–1742

Henry Prather's Descendants

1.
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Henry Prather (5 Aug 1778–8 Feb 1819) m. Lydia Ricketts (5 Aug 1778–1 Jun 1855)
  1. 1. Eleanor Prather 1813–1861 m. Silas (Breed) Hancox 1815–1868 m. Silas (Breed) Hancox 1814–1868
    1. 1. Aaron Hancox 1838–
    2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Hancox 1837–1862 m. Charles Strawbridge 1833–1904
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Strawbridge 1859–1865
      2. 2. Benjamin ("Stanton") Strawbridge 1860–1905 m. Elizabeth Strawbridge 1862–
        1. 1. Charles Strawbridge 1888–
        2. 2. Ernest (C) Strawbridge 1891–
      3. 3. Sarah (E.) Strawbridge 1862–1862
      4. 4. Frances (Alveria Allie) Strawbridge 1864–1933 m. Leroy (W) Moffitt 1861–1941
        1. 1. Clyde (Byron) Moffitt 1887–1969
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Moffitt 1888–1971
        3. 3. Vinnie (June) Moffitt 1894–1979
      5. 5. George (Oliver) Strawbridge 1868–1925 m. Ida (Mae) Guild 1868–1933
        1. 1. Georgie (Ann) Strawbridge 1888–
        2. 2. Norman (Blakeslee) Strawbridge 1890–
        3. 3. Frances (Jane) Strawbridge 1893–
        4. 4. Isabella (Mae) Strawbridge 1908–
      6. 6. Harriet (S) Strawbridge 1873–
    3. 3. Mary Hancox 1842–1884
    4. 4. Emeline Hancox 1843–1902 m. William (Frederick) Archer 1841–
      1. 1. Warren (A.) Archer 1864– m. Eva (S) Archer 1866–
        1. 1. Evelyn Archer 1904–
      2. 2. Willard (H.) Archer 1866–1948 m. Cina (M) Archer 1877–1905
        1. 1. Willard (H) Archer 1902–1947
        2. 2. Donna (M) Archer 1898–
        3. 3. Fred Archer 1896–
        4. 4. Erma Archer 1895–
      3. 3. Cora (M.) Archer 1869–1958
      4. 4. Leon (Sheffield) Archer 1872–1956
      5. 5. Don (Victor) Archer 1875–1960 m. Nellie Grooms 1892–1927
        1. 1. Virgil (Leon) Archer 1915–1992
        2. 2. Eurith (C) Robinson 1920–1991
      6. 6. Georgianna Archer 1878–1966 m. George (W) Fogle 1878–
        1. 1. Edith Fogle 1909–
        2. 2. Gladis Fogle 1910–
        3. 3. Gordon (A) Fogle 1912–
        4. 4. William (Frederick) Fogle 1915–
        5. 5. Howard (R) Fogle 1918–
        6. 6. Helen (R) Fogle 1918–
      7. 7. Amos (S) Archer 1883–1975
      8. 8. Henry (C) Archer 1886–
      9. 9. Cora (Maude) Archer 1891–1958
    5. 5. John Hancox 1849–1892
    6. 6. Newton Hancox 1850–1926 m. Ella Hancox 1856–
      1. 1. Amanda Hancox 1877–1954 m. Edwin (Dildine) Goodwin 1864–1936
      2. 2. Millie Hancox 1879–1891
      3. 3. Bertha Hancox 1887–1963 m. Reverdy (G) Cray 1875–1961
      4. 4. Fanny (Bell) Hancox 1889–
      5. 5. Myron (Reid) Hancox 1892–1956
    7. 7. Amos (Sheffield) Hancox 1839–1922 m. Clara (Almena) Benn 1841–1900
      1. 1. Nellie (Clara) Hancox 1881–1935 m. Archie (Robert) Mars 1877–1943
        1. 1. Clyde (Amos) Mars 1921–1985
        2. 2. Arthur (B.) Mars 1906–1937
        3. 3. Alice (Irene) Mars 1911–1982
        4. 4. Josephine (H.) Mars 1914–2005
        5. 5. Ruth (A.) Mars 1917–1983
      2. 2. Frank (Newton) Hancox 1883–1927 m. Lulu (May) Campbell 1881–1964
        1. 1. Fredrick (Amos) Hancox 1905–1990
        2. 2. Florence (Lucille) Hancox 1910–1981
      3. 3. Miller (S.) Hancox 1873–1876
      4. 4. Addie (May) Hancox 1871–1876
      5. 5. Hattie (Mabel) Hancox 1868–1878
      6. 6. James (H.) Hancox 1868–1870
      7. 7. Alma (Bernice) Hancox 1875–1923 m. Amos (William) Carll 1874–1950
        1. 1. Mary (K) Carll 1901–1985
      8. 8. Jesse (Lee) Hancox 1866–1930
      9. 9. Sarah (E) Hancox 1862–1937 m. Samuel (B) Kerr 1861–1934
        1. 1. Charlotte (Irene) Kerr 1893–1960 m. Robert (W) Peterson 1886–1974
        2. 2. Helen Kerr 1898–1972
        3. 3. Amos (Andrew) Kerr 1899–1942
      10. 10. Edward (Willie) Hancox 1864–1937 m. Lavina (Margaret) Smith 1867–1963
        1. 1. Earl (Sheffield) Hancox 1895–1975 m. Estella (May) Frazee 1894–1971 m. Winifred (M) Nisely 1895–1981
        2. 2. Florence (Minnie) Hancox 1896–1990 m. Roy (Risser) Strickler 1892–1968
        3. 3. Marie (Iva) Hancox 1896–1897
      11. 11. Fred (Amos) Hancox 1879–1959 m. Edith (Mae) Watts 1897–1964
        1. 1. Edith (Darlyene) Hancox 1922–2017 m. Howard (Maxwell) Jarvis 1920–2011
        2. 2. Clara (Dell) Hancox 1925–1994 m. Kenneth Moran 1920–1995
        3. 3. Howard (Benjamin) Hancox 1917–1972 m. Esther (Darlene) Clark 1921–2007
        4. 4. Amos (Wesley) Hancox 1919–1993 m. Fern (Maxine) Knight 1921–1954 m. Doris (Mae) Zimmerman 1924–1989
  2. 2. Thomas (Weaver) Prather 1808–1876 m. Mary (Ann) McCalmont 1809–1879
    1. 1. John (McCalmont) Prather 1835–1903
    2. 2. James (Cameron) Prather 1842–1924
    3. 3. William (Willie) Prather 1851–1858
    4. 4. Henry (Ricketts) Prather 1839–1884
    5. 5. Nancy (E) Prather 1834–
    6. 6. George (W) Prather 1847–
    7. 7. Sarah (Lydia) Prather 1845–1885
    8. 8. Ann Prather 1834–
  3. 3. Ann Prather 1818–1904
  4. 4. Abraham (Edwin) Prather 1815–1879
  5. 5. Rebecca (Holtt) Prather 1810–1879
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Prather 1804–1879 m. Thomas (S) Hamilton 1799–1887 m. William McCray 1798–1861
    1. 1. James (Ricketts) Hamilton 1832–1884
    2. 2. Henry (Prather) Hamilton 1837–
    3. 3. Rachel McCray 1842–
  7. 7. Mary Prather 1809–1867
  8. 8. Henry Prather 1816–1879
  9. 9. Polly (Mary) Prather 1798–1865
  10. 10. Elizabeth Prather 1803–1891 m. James (M) McCalmont 1781–1851
    1. 1. Alexander (Thomas) Mccalmont 1838–
    2. 2. Rosannah (G) McCalmont 1833–1869
    3. 3. Henry (P) Mccalmont 1833–1921
    4. 4. Sarah (McCalmont) Shaw 1835–1911
    5. 5. Rhoda (E) Mccalmont 1846–

Henry Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1778
5 Aug 1778
Birth of Henry Prather in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
1819
8 Feb 1819
Age 41
Death of Henry Prather in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1819
    Event Place: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
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