Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Humphrey
and Ann (Torrey) Humphrey
Sister of
Ann Humphrey, James Humphrey II, Lucy (Humphrey) White, Ann (Humphrey) Blanchard, Josiah Humphrey, Deborah (Humphrey) Gardner [half], Abigail Humphrey [half], Sarah Humphrey [half], Elizabeth (Humphrey) Leach [half], Susannah (Humphrey) Fenno [half] and Nathaniel Humphrey [half]
Wife of
Abner Pratt Sr
— married
19 Dec 1758 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Pratt) Bicknell, Laban Pratt Sr, Lucy (Pratt) Bates, Esther (Pratt) Derby, Sarah (Pratt) Rice, Hannah (Pratt) Pope and Abner Pratt Jr
Died
at age 92
in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Birth and Parents
Margaret, the second daughter and third of six children of James Humphrey and Ann Torrey was born on 8 February 1739 at Weymouth, Massachusetts.[1]
Marriage and Children
Margaret married Abner Pratt on 19 December 1758 at Weymouth, Massachusetts.[2]They had ten children born at Weymouth.
Death and Burial
Margaret (Humphrey) Pratt died on 29 January 1832 in her 92nd year at Weymouth, and is buried in the North Weymouth Cemetery at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.[3] 1739-1832
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45T-1TB : 22 October 2020), James Humphrey in entry for Margaret Humphrey, 1739.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-6W1J : 22 July 2021), Abner Pratt and Margaret Humphrey, 19 Dec 1758; citing Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,514.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40126396/margaret-pratt : accessed 15 July 2022), memorial page for Margaret Humphrey Pratt (8 Feb 1739–29 Jan 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40126396, citing North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
Acknowledgements
- Biography rewritten with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 15 July 2022.
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