Charles Pratt b. October 2, 1830 d. May 4, 1891, He was a United States capitalist, businessman and philanthropist.
Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and established his kerosene refinery Astral Oil Works in Brooklyn, New York. Pratt's product later gave rise to the slogan, "The holy lamps of Tibet are primed with Astral Oil." He recruited Henry H. ROGERS into his business, forming Charles Pratt and Company in 1867, which became part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil in 1874.
Pratt became an advocate of education, and founded and endowed the Pratt Institute which bears his name. He and his children built mansions in Glen Cove, NY in what would become the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York. (Click on Mausoleum photo for more information.)
In 1854, Charles PRATT m. Lydia Ann RICHARDSON b. 1835 d.1861. They had two children:
1. Charles Millard PRATT b. 1855 d. 1913
2. Lydia Richardson PRATT b. 1857 d.1904 m. Frank Lusk BABBOTT
After her death, he married her sister in September 1863, Mary Helen RICHARDSON. They had six children:
1. Frederic B. PRATT b. 1865 d. 1945
2. Helen PRATT b. 1867 d. 1949
3. George Dupont PRATT b. 1869 d. 1935
4. Herbert L. PRATT b. 1871 d. 1945
5. John Teele PRATT b. 1873 d. 1927
6. Harold I. PRATT b. 1877 d. 1939 m. Harriett A. BARNES
Copied from was The True Democrat of Bayou Sara, Louisiana; publish date of September 12, 1896:
An Expensive Death Vault.
The heirs of the late Charles Pratt, a rich millionaire who died some time ago in Brooklyn, decided to build an expensive vault for the last resting place of his ashes. The vault will be constructed of the finest quality of marble and will be elaborate in design. It will cost $190,000, in addition to which the sum of $60,000 will be set aside for the proper care and maintenance of this handsome monumental structure. In furtherance of this plan agreed upon by the heirs a part of Mr. Platt's estate near Glen Cove, R. I., has been set aside as a private cemetery and there the vault will be erected.-Atlanta Constitution.
Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and established his kerosene refinery Astral Oil Works in Brooklyn, New York. Pratt's product later gave rise to the slogan, "The holy lamps of Tibet are primed with Astral Oil." He recruited Henry H. ROGERS into his business, forming Charles Pratt and Company in 1867, which became part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil in 1874.
Pratt became an advocate of education, and founded and endowed the Pratt Institute which bears his name. He and his children built mansions in Glen Cove, NY in what would become the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York. (Click on Mausoleum photo for more information.)
In 1854, Charles PRATT m. Lydia Ann RICHARDSON b. 1835 d.1861. They had two children:
1. Charles Millard PRATT b. 1855 d. 1913
2. Lydia Richardson PRATT b. 1857 d.1904 m. Frank Lusk BABBOTT
After her death, he married her sister in September 1863, Mary Helen RICHARDSON. They had six children:
1. Frederic B. PRATT b. 1865 d. 1945
2. Helen PRATT b. 1867 d. 1949
3. George Dupont PRATT b. 1869 d. 1935
4. Herbert L. PRATT b. 1871 d. 1945
5. John Teele PRATT b. 1873 d. 1927
6. Harold I. PRATT b. 1877 d. 1939 m. Harriett A. BARNES
Copied from was The True Democrat of Bayou Sara, Louisiana; publish date of September 12, 1896:
An Expensive Death Vault.
The heirs of the late Charles Pratt, a rich millionaire who died some time ago in Brooklyn, decided to build an expensive vault for the last resting place of his ashes. The vault will be constructed of the finest quality of marble and will be elaborate in design. It will cost $190,000, in addition to which the sum of $60,000 will be set aside for the proper care and maintenance of this handsome monumental structure. In furtherance of this plan agreed upon by the heirs a part of Mr. Platt's estate near Glen Cove, R. I., has been set aside as a private cemetery and there the vault will be erected.-Atlanta Constitution.
Charles Pratt b. October 2, 1830 d. May 4, 1891, He was a United States capitalist, businessman and philanthropist.
Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and established his kerosene refinery Astral Oil Works in Brooklyn, New York. Pratt's product later gave rise to the slogan, "The holy lamps of Tibet are primed with Astral Oil." He recruited Henry H. ROGERS into his business, forming Charles Pratt and Company in 1867, which became part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil in 1874.
Pratt became an advocate of education, and founded and endowed the Pratt Institute which bears his name. He and his children built mansions in Glen Cove, NY in what would become the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York. (Click on Mausoleum photo for more information.)
In 1854, Charles PRATT m. Lydia Ann RICHARDSON b. 1835 d.1861. They had two children:
1. Charles Millard PRATT b. 1855 d. 1913
2. Lydia Richardson PRATT b. 1857 d.1904 m. Frank Lusk BABBOTT
After her death, he married her sister in September 1863, Mary Helen RICHARDSON. They had six children:
1. Frederic B. PRATT b. 1865 d. 1945
2. Helen PRATT b. 1867 d. 1949
3. George Dupont PRATT b. 1869 d. 1935
4. Herbert L. PRATT b. 1871 d. 1945
5. John Teele PRATT b. 1873 d. 1927
6. Harold I. PRATT b. 1877 d. 1939 m. Harriett A. BARNES
Copied from was The True Democrat of Bayou Sara, Louisiana; publish date of September 12, 1896:
An Expensive Death Vault.
The heirs of the late Charles Pratt, a rich millionaire who died some time ago in Brooklyn, decided to build an expensive vault for the last resting place of his ashes. The vault will be constructed of the finest quality of marble and will be elaborate in design. It will cost $190,000, in addition to which the sum of $60,000 will be set aside for the proper care and maintenance of this handsome monumental structure. In furtherance of this plan agreed upon by the heirs a part of Mr. Platt's estate near Glen Cove, R. I., has been set aside as a private cemetery and there the vault will be erected.-Atlanta Constitution.
Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and established his kerosene refinery Astral Oil Works in Brooklyn, New York. Pratt's product later gave rise to the slogan, "The holy lamps of Tibet are primed with Astral Oil." He recruited Henry H. ROGERS into his business, forming Charles Pratt and Company in 1867, which became part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil in 1874.
Pratt became an advocate of education, and founded and endowed the Pratt Institute which bears his name. He and his children built mansions in Glen Cove, NY in what would become the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York. (Click on Mausoleum photo for more information.)
In 1854, Charles PRATT m. Lydia Ann RICHARDSON b. 1835 d.1861. They had two children:
1. Charles Millard PRATT b. 1855 d. 1913
2. Lydia Richardson PRATT b. 1857 d.1904 m. Frank Lusk BABBOTT
After her death, he married her sister in September 1863, Mary Helen RICHARDSON. They had six children:
1. Frederic B. PRATT b. 1865 d. 1945
2. Helen PRATT b. 1867 d. 1949
3. George Dupont PRATT b. 1869 d. 1935
4. Herbert L. PRATT b. 1871 d. 1945
5. John Teele PRATT b. 1873 d. 1927
6. Harold I. PRATT b. 1877 d. 1939 m. Harriett A. BARNES
Copied from was The True Democrat of Bayou Sara, Louisiana; publish date of September 12, 1896:
An Expensive Death Vault.
The heirs of the late Charles Pratt, a rich millionaire who died some time ago in Brooklyn, decided to build an expensive vault for the last resting place of his ashes. The vault will be constructed of the finest quality of marble and will be elaborate in design. It will cost $190,000, in addition to which the sum of $60,000 will be set aside for the proper care and maintenance of this handsome monumental structure. In furtherance of this plan agreed upon by the heirs a part of Mr. Platt's estate near Glen Cove, R. I., has been set aside as a private cemetery and there the vault will be erected.-Atlanta Constitution.
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