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William Pratt 1814–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1814

Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: New York, United States

Father: Tyrus Pratt

Mother: Martha Wharf

Spouse(s): Mary Harris

Children(s): Elizabeth Pratt, Julia Pratt, Nelson Pratt, Horace Pratt, Charles Pratt, George Pratt, Henry Pratt

In 1814, William Pratt entered the world in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, born to Tyrus Pratt And Martha Patty Wharf. In 1850, William Pratt was recorded in the census in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York - pg 35. William Pratt married Mary Merilla Harris, and had children including Charles A Pratt, Elizabeth Pratt, George Pratt, Henry Pratt, Horace Sidney Pratt, Julia A Pratt, Nelson N Pratt. William Pratt passed away in 1860 in New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William Pratt entered the world in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, born to Tyrus Pratt And Martha Patty Wharf.
  • In 1850, William Pratt was recorded in the census in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York - pg 35.
  • William Pratt married Mary Merilla Harris, and had children including Charles A Pratt, Elizabeth Pratt, George Pratt, Henry Pratt, Horace Sidney Pratt, Julia A Pratt, Nelson N Pratt.
  • William Pratt passed away in 1860 in New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tyrus Pratt
1793–1866
Birth Location: Shutesbury, Massachusetts
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Martha Wharf
1796–1864
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Harris
1824–1865
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
MH

Children(s)

Elizabeth Pratt
1845–
Birth Location: Vermont, USA
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Julia Pratt
1838–1900
Birth Location: New York, United States
JP
Nelson Pratt
1846–1907
Birth Location: Rensselaer, New York, United States
NP
Horace Pratt
1855–1920
Birth Location: Fulton County, New York, USA
HP
Charles Pratt
1837–1911
Birth Location: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
CP
George Pratt
1849–
Birth Location: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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Henry Pratt
1850–
Birth Location: New York, United States
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William Pratt's Ancestors

Self
William Pratt
1814–1860
Birth Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Tyrus Pratt
1793–1866
Shutesbury, Massachusetts
Martha (Patty) Wharf
1796–1864
Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Ephraim Pratt
1764–1834
Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy Haskins
1773–1852
Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Nathaniel Wharf
1770–
Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Tyrus Pratt
1725–1766
Abigail
1726–
Micah Pratt
1731–1826
Dinah Cutting
1733–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Pratt
1686–1804
Martha Wheelock
1698–1750
Ephraim Pratt
1686–1804
Martha Wheelock
1698–1750
Jonas Cutting
1697–1726
Dinah Smith
1694–1748

William Pratt's Descendants

1.
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William Pratt (17 Feb 1814–1860) m. Mary (Merilla) Harris (1824–Aft. 1865)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Pratt 1845–
  2. 2. Julia (A.) Pratt 1838–1900 m. John (R) Barber 1826–1917
    1. 1. Elmenia Barber 1867–1938 m. Frank (H) Gretton 1866–1932
      1. 1. Hilda (M) Weekley 1893–1947 m. Robert (J) Weekley 1891–1956
        1. 1. Hilda (W.) Young 1919–2002 m. John (E.) Young 1917–1988
        2. 2. Robert (G) Weekley 1920–1991 m. Clara (B) Weekley 1924–2017
    2. 2. Laura (A.) Barber 1861–1938 m. John (B.) Keadle 1869–1937
      1. 1. Julia (Leah) Keadle 1882–1948 m. Henry Anthony 1883– m. Albert (H.) Mitcham 1879–1923
        1. 1. Marian (A) Mitcham 1923–
      2. 2. Johnny (Ray) Keadle 1900–1900
      3. 3. Gracie (Bell) Barber 1885–1898
    3. 3. Malinda Barber 1856–1930 m. Ezra (Mitcham) Meacham 1848–1934
      1. 1. Albert (H.) Mitcham 1879–1923 m. Julia (Leah) Keadle 1882–1948
      2. 2. Mabel (Irene) Mitcham 1897–
      3. 3. George (W) Mitcham 1872– m. Maria (Maud) Chugg 1878–1966
        1. 1. Pearl (M) Mitcham 1899–
      4. 4. Alva Mitcham 1877–
    4. 4. William (Frank) Barber 1871–1883
    5. 5. Sarah (M.) Barber 1858–1922 m. Hiram Prescott 1832–1910
      1. 1. Florence Prescott 1887– m. Rufus Johnson 1874–
        1. 1. Fred Johnson 1915–
        2. 2. Eliza Johnson 1918–
        3. 3. Gertie Johnson 1913–
        4. 4. Pearl Johnson 1911–
  3. 3. Nelson (N.) Pratt 1846–1907 m. Mary (Jane) Pratt 1848–
    1. 1. Charles Pratt 1875–
    2. 2. Robert (M) Pratt 1877–
    3. 3. Myron (E) Pratt 1878–
    4. 4. George (W) Pratt 1882–
    5. 5. Fred (W) Pratt 1889–
    6. 6. Mary (R) Pratt 1865–
    7. 7. Dora Pratt 1866–
    8. 8. Johnathan Pratt 1868–
    9. 9. Malvina Pratt 1871–
    10. 10. Eugene Pratt 1878–
  4. 4. Horace (Sidney) Pratt 1855–1920 m. Mary Riley 1861– m. Charlotte (D.) Sweetman 1845–1900 m. Mary 1865–
  5. 5. Charles (A) Pratt 1837–1911 m. Sarah (C) Webb 1842–
    1. 1. James (H) Pratt 1859–1929
    2. 2. William (Nelson) Pratt 1864–
    3. 3. Mary (E) Pratt 1867–
    4. 4. Nellie Pratt 1870–
    5. 5. Etta Pratt 1873–
    6. 6. Albert Pratt 1873–
    7. 7. Harry Pratt 1879–
    8. 8. Francis Pratt 1878–
    9. 9. Asa Pratt 1861–
  6. 6. George Pratt 1849–
  7. 7. Henry Pratt 1850–

William Pratt's Timeline

8 Records

1814
17 Feb 1814
Birth of William Pratt in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1834
8 July 1834
Age 20
William Pratt was married in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA
1850
1850
Age 36
William Pratt appeared in census in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York - pg 35
Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York - pg 35
1850
1850
Age 36
William Pratt resided here in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York
Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York
1855
1855
Age 41
William Pratt resided here in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
1860
1860
Age 46
William Pratt resided here in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
1860
1860
Age 46
Death of William Pratt in New York, United States
New York, United States
1860
1860
Age 46
Death of William Pratt in New York, United States
New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1814
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, 1855
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Broadalbin, Fulton, New York; Roll: ; Page: 462; Image: 461.
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M432_586; Page: 237A; Image: .
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M432_586; Page: 237A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 July 1834
    Event Place: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York - pg 35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M432_586; Page: 237A; Image: .
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Broadalbin, Fulton, New York; Roll: ; Page: 462; Image: 461.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New York, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New York, United States
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