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Elder William Pratt

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Elder William Pratt

Birth
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
13 Jan 1713 (aged 53)
Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0390695, Longitude: -71.082707
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Married Elizabeth Baker on 28 Oct 1680 in Dorchester

William moved to Dorchester in 1690 and was ordained Ruling Elder of a Massachusetts Colony that settled at Dorchester on the Ashley River in South Carolina in 1695.

He soon returned to Weymouth as the climate did not agree with him.

He then moved from Weymouth to Bridgewater on December 19, 1705.

He kept a diary which was in the hands of Joshua E. Crane of Bridgewater of Taunton as of 1920.

From the narrative of his brother, Deacon Thomas Pratt: "he went to Easton and settled there with his brother (Elder and Rev.) William"
Married Elizabeth Baker on 28 Oct 1680 in Dorchester

William moved to Dorchester in 1690 and was ordained Ruling Elder of a Massachusetts Colony that settled at Dorchester on the Ashley River in South Carolina in 1695.

He soon returned to Weymouth as the climate did not agree with him.

He then moved from Weymouth to Bridgewater on December 19, 1705.

He kept a diary which was in the hands of Joshua E. Crane of Bridgewater of Taunton as of 1920.

From the narrative of his brother, Deacon Thomas Pratt: "he went to Easton and settled there with his brother (Elder and Rev.) William"

Inscription

husband of Elizabeth



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  • Created by: James Bianco
  • Added: Jan 15, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186665860/william-pratt: accessed ), memorial page for Elder William Pratt (6 Mar 1659–13 Jan 1713), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186665860, citing Cynthia Drake Cemetery, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).