Excerpt from History of Steuben County, New York; Town Of Prattsburgh, page 356.
"The first death was that of a child of Wm. P. Curtis, where his son, Wm. B., now lives. It was a little girl, and she was found with her face in a small and shallow stream of water-dead. A tin horn was blown by the family as a signal of distress, which was heard by Jared Pratt, more than two miles distant, who sped with all haste to the scene of affliction. He was the nearest neighbor excepting Pomeroy Hull, who than lived where Benjamin Cook now does. The child was buried near the house. Subsequently, Mr. Tuttle, father of Joel Tuttle, died, and was buried in the present grounds of Elijah Allis. In July , 1806, occurred the death of Harvey Pratt, the third in town. What is now the old cemetery ground had been burned off and planted with corn. A road was opened through it, and the first body lowered, the late Dan Edson assisting. Afterwards one acre of ground was conveyed by Capt. Pratt to the religious society for a public burying ground, and the bodies of the Curtis child and Mr. Tuttle were placed therein. Since then have been gathered there a great congregation."
Written by Mrs. Anna Pratt Rice, the only daughter of Capt. Joel Pratt, and who was at the time of her death, in 1876, the oldest person and resident in Prattsburgh.
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Samuel and Martha Tuttle were the parents of John, Samuel, Joel, Bishop, and Almira.
"The first death was that of a child of Wm. P. Curtis, where his son, Wm. B., now lives. It was a little girl, and she was found with her face in a small and shallow stream of water-dead. A tin horn was blown by the family as a signal of distress, which was heard by Jared Pratt, more than two miles distant, who sped with all haste to the scene of affliction. He was the nearest neighbor excepting Pomeroy Hull, who than lived where Benjamin Cook now does. The child was buried near the house. Subsequently, Mr. Tuttle, father of Joel Tuttle, died, and was buried in the present grounds of Elijah Allis. In July , 1806, occurred the death of Harvey Pratt, the third in town. What is now the old cemetery ground had been burned off and planted with corn. A road was opened through it, and the first body lowered, the late Dan Edson assisting. Afterwards one acre of ground was conveyed by Capt. Pratt to the religious society for a public burying ground, and the bodies of the Curtis child and Mr. Tuttle were placed therein. Since then have been gathered there a great congregation."
Written by Mrs. Anna Pratt Rice, the only daughter of Capt. Joel Pratt, and who was at the time of her death, in 1876, the oldest person and resident in Prattsburgh.
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Samuel and Martha Tuttle were the parents of John, Samuel, Joel, Bishop, and Almira.
Excerpt from History of Steuben County, New York; Town Of Prattsburgh, page 356.
"The first death was that of a child of Wm. P. Curtis, where his son, Wm. B., now lives. It was a little girl, and she was found with her face in a small and shallow stream of water-dead. A tin horn was blown by the family as a signal of distress, which was heard by Jared Pratt, more than two miles distant, who sped with all haste to the scene of affliction. He was the nearest neighbor excepting Pomeroy Hull, who than lived where Benjamin Cook now does. The child was buried near the house. Subsequently, Mr. Tuttle, father of Joel Tuttle, died, and was buried in the present grounds of Elijah Allis. In July , 1806, occurred the death of Harvey Pratt, the third in town. What is now the old cemetery ground had been burned off and planted with corn. A road was opened through it, and the first body lowered, the late Dan Edson assisting. Afterwards one acre of ground was conveyed by Capt. Pratt to the religious society for a public burying ground, and the bodies of the Curtis child and Mr. Tuttle were placed therein. Since then have been gathered there a great congregation."
Written by Mrs. Anna Pratt Rice, the only daughter of Capt. Joel Pratt, and who was at the time of her death, in 1876, the oldest person and resident in Prattsburgh.
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Samuel and Martha Tuttle were the parents of John, Samuel, Joel, Bishop, and Almira.
"The first death was that of a child of Wm. P. Curtis, where his son, Wm. B., now lives. It was a little girl, and she was found with her face in a small and shallow stream of water-dead. A tin horn was blown by the family as a signal of distress, which was heard by Jared Pratt, more than two miles distant, who sped with all haste to the scene of affliction. He was the nearest neighbor excepting Pomeroy Hull, who than lived where Benjamin Cook now does. The child was buried near the house. Subsequently, Mr. Tuttle, father of Joel Tuttle, died, and was buried in the present grounds of Elijah Allis. In July , 1806, occurred the death of Harvey Pratt, the third in town. What is now the old cemetery ground had been burned off and planted with corn. A road was opened through it, and the first body lowered, the late Dan Edson assisting. Afterwards one acre of ground was conveyed by Capt. Pratt to the religious society for a public burying ground, and the bodies of the Curtis child and Mr. Tuttle were placed therein. Since then have been gathered there a great congregation."
Written by Mrs. Anna Pratt Rice, the only daughter of Capt. Joel Pratt, and who was at the time of her death, in 1876, the oldest person and resident in Prattsburgh.
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Samuel and Martha Tuttle were the parents of John, Samuel, Joel, Bishop, and Almira.
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