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flag male ancestor  Minot  PRATT

Born
5 February 1808 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1 June 1872 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 5 February 1808 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Minot  married  Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT 3 April 1842 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT  was born 19 September 1820 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Lillias (Lillie) Joy died 25 November 1879 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Lillias (Lillie) Joy was the child of Jacob PRATT and Olive JOY.

Minot PRATT died 1 June 1872 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Minot PRATT

Minot PRATT married flag female ancestor Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT
Marriage date: 3 April 1842
Marriage place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT was the child of Jacob PRATT and Olive JOY

Children of Minot PRATT and Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT

flag baby boy ancestor Galen Lincoln PRATT
Born: 27 January 1843, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 February 1843, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Alonzo Austin PRATT
Born: 1 June 1844, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 January 1923, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor John Jacob Astor PRATT
Born: 14 February 1847, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 May 1910, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


flag girl ancestor Olive Litchfield PRATT
Born: 27 February 1849, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 August 1863, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag female ancestor Lilias Joy PRATT
Born: 5 February 1851, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 March 1894, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Joseph Warren PRATT
Born: 12 July 1856, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 October 1890, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Daniel Webster PRATT
Born: 24 January 1861, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 November 1923, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Catherine Elizabeth COHAN 25 November 1885   Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA



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BirthBirth — 1808
5 February 1808
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
marriage1842 Marriage / Partner
Minot PRATT and Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT 3 April 1842, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

He was 34 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Galen Lincoln PRATT was born 27 January 1843, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 35 years old.
1844 Birth of Child
Alonzo Austin PRATT was born 1 June 1844, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 36 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1847 Birth of Child
John Jacob Astor PRATT was born 14 February 1847, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 39 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
1849 Birth of Child
Olive Litchfield PRATT was born 27 February 1849, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 41 years old.
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1851 Birth of Child
Lilias Joy PRATT was born 5 February 1851, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 43 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1856 Birth of Child
Joseph Warren PRATT was born 12 July 1856, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 48 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1861 Birth of Child
Daniel Webster PRATT was born 24 January 1861, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 53 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
1863 Death of Child
Olive Litchfield PRATT died 6 August 1863, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Minot was 55 years old.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
DeathDeath — 1872
1 June 1872
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 64.
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