Mrs. Mary Helen Richardson Pratt, widow of Charles Pratt, the oil merchant and founder of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, died yesterday at her home, No. 232 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, in the sixty-eighth year of her age. Mrs. Pratt, who came from an old New England family, was born in Watertown, Mass., and for the last thirty-five years had made her home in Brooklyn. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, and was interested in charitable work. She leaves one daughter and six sons—Charles M., Frederick B., George, Herbert, John, Henry and Miss Helen Pratt.
Mr. Pratt, who at the time of his death was a vice-president of the Standard Oil Company, died suddenly at his office in the Standard Oil Building, No. 26 Broadway, on May 5, 1891.
The funeral of Mrs. Pratt will be held tomorrow night. The burial will be at Glen Cove, Long Island.
~source: New York Tribune; Monday, Jan 21 1907
Name Mary Helen Pratt
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Jan 1907
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 67
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Occupation Housewife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1840
Birthplace Belmont, Mass.
Burial Date 23 Jan 1907
Burial Place Long Island
Cemetery Glen Cove
Father's Name Thos. Richardson
Father's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mother's Name Lydia Teel
Mother's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mr. Pratt, who at the time of his death was a vice-president of the Standard Oil Company, died suddenly at his office in the Standard Oil Building, No. 26 Broadway, on May 5, 1891.
The funeral of Mrs. Pratt will be held tomorrow night. The burial will be at Glen Cove, Long Island.
~source: New York Tribune; Monday, Jan 21 1907
Name Mary Helen Pratt
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Jan 1907
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 67
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Occupation Housewife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1840
Birthplace Belmont, Mass.
Burial Date 23 Jan 1907
Burial Place Long Island
Cemetery Glen Cove
Father's Name Thos. Richardson
Father's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mother's Name Lydia Teel
Mother's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mrs. Mary Helen Richardson Pratt, widow of Charles Pratt, the oil merchant and founder of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, died yesterday at her home, No. 232 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, in the sixty-eighth year of her age. Mrs. Pratt, who came from an old New England family, was born in Watertown, Mass., and for the last thirty-five years had made her home in Brooklyn. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, and was interested in charitable work. She leaves one daughter and six sons—Charles M., Frederick B., George, Herbert, John, Henry and Miss Helen Pratt.
Mr. Pratt, who at the time of his death was a vice-president of the Standard Oil Company, died suddenly at his office in the Standard Oil Building, No. 26 Broadway, on May 5, 1891.
The funeral of Mrs. Pratt will be held tomorrow night. The burial will be at Glen Cove, Long Island.
~source: New York Tribune; Monday, Jan 21 1907
Name Mary Helen Pratt
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Jan 1907
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 67
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Occupation Housewife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1840
Birthplace Belmont, Mass.
Burial Date 23 Jan 1907
Burial Place Long Island
Cemetery Glen Cove
Father's Name Thos. Richardson
Father's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mother's Name Lydia Teel
Mother's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mr. Pratt, who at the time of his death was a vice-president of the Standard Oil Company, died suddenly at his office in the Standard Oil Building, No. 26 Broadway, on May 5, 1891.
The funeral of Mrs. Pratt will be held tomorrow night. The burial will be at Glen Cove, Long Island.
~source: New York Tribune; Monday, Jan 21 1907
Name Mary Helen Pratt
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Jan 1907
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 67
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Occupation Housewife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1840
Birthplace Belmont, Mass.
Burial Date 23 Jan 1907
Burial Place Long Island
Cemetery Glen Cove
Father's Name Thos. Richardson
Father's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
Mother's Name Lydia Teel
Mother's Birthplace Watertown, Mass.
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