Jacob PRATT

Born

7 August 1774 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

6 August 1853 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Aaron PRATT Bridget COLLIER

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Born: 7 August 1774 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Aaron PRATT

Mother: Bridget COLLIER

Paternal grandparents: Aaron PRATT , Mary WHITCOMB

Maternal grandparents: Thomas COLLIER , Bridget SOUTHWORTH

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Jacob married Olive JOY 21 November 1811 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Olive JOY was born 24 June 1787 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Olive died 12 November 1860 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Olive was the child of Jared JOY and Olive LITCHFIELD.

Jacob PRATT died 6 August 1853 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jacob PRATT married

Olive JOY
Marriage date: 21 November 1811
Marriage place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Olive JOY was the child of Jared JOY and Olive LITCHFIELD

Children of Jacob PRATT and Olive JOY

Elisha Warren PRATT

Born: 1 July 1816, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 May 1887, , Illinois, USA

Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT

Born: 19 September 1820, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 November 1879, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Minot PRATT 3 April 1842 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Olive Lincoln PRATT

Born: 20 May 1824, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 May 1848, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1774
7 August 1774
Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Marriage / Partner
Jacob PRATT and Olive JOY 21 November 1811, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

He was 37 years old.

The 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.

1816 Birth of Child
Elisha Warren PRATT was born 1 July 1816, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Jacob was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1820 Birth of Child
Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT was born 19 September 1820, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Jacob was 46 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Olive Lincoln PRATT was born 20 May 1824, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Jacob was 49 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - 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.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Marriage of Child
Lillias (Lillie) Joy PRATT married 3 April 1842, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Minot PRATT

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1848 Death of Child
Olive Lincoln PRATT died 20 May 1848, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Jacob was 73 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1853
6 August 1853
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 79.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state