Hiram Pratt (abt. 1775 - 1814)

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Allen) Pratt — married 25 Feb 1795 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1814 at about age 39 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States

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Biography

Hiram Pratt married Rachel Allen, daughter of John and Phoebe Allen on 25 Feb 1795.^[1][2] Rachel's brother, Prince Allen, married Hiram's sister Ruth Pratt. Seaver also mentions that Hiram was a captain in the War of 1812 and the couple had 11 children, 10 of which can be verified by Hiram's will in 1814.

Hiram's genealogy can be found in the book "John Allen and Phoebe Deuel of Cambridge and Moscow, New York".^[3]

Hiram's date of death comes from his widow's War of 1812 pension application.^[4] What's interesting about this, is Hiram's will is also dated 13 Jul 1814 so he died on the same day he signed his will.

It is also worth mentioning that Rachel's War of 1812 pension application mentions a family Bible which her son was using as proof of Rachel's marriage date in 1871. This would place the Bible in Chautauqua County and also would help explain why Charles North in his book, "John Allen and Phoebe Deuel of Cambridge and Moscow, New York" had such detailed information on this family. It appears the author may have received the information on Hiram's family from a family member who was in possession of the family Bible.

Name

Name: Hiram /Pratt/^[5]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1775^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Allen Family Records page 61 (image 67)
2. ↑ War of 1812 Pension File
3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/johnallenphoebed00buff/page/n11/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater
4. ↑ War of 1812 Pension File
5. ↑ Source: #S124
6. ↑ Source: #S124

• Source: S124 Title: Abraham, Father of us All (book)