Anna Bronson (Alcott) Pratt (1831 - 1893)

Born 16 Mar 1831 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Bridge Pratt — married 23 May 1860 in Orchard House, Concord, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1893 at age 62 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

"Folk Figure. Anna Bronson Alcott was the first of the four Alcott daughters. Beautiful and ladylike, she is the model for "Meg" in "Little Women," penned by her sister Louisa. Early in life, Anna became involved with familial theatrics with her sister Louisa. Together, they formed the Concord Dramatic Union. During one of the productions, "The Loan of a Lover," Anna fell in love with fellow actor John Bridge Pratt. They married on her parents' anniversary, May 23, 1860. Unfortunately, John died and left Anna to care for their two sons, Frederick and John. Anna lived a quiet, domestic life, but sometimes aided Louisa in editing her stories. In 1877, Anna purchased the Thoreau House with the aid of Louisa and cared for her ailing father. Anna spent the last years of her life quietly caring for those she loved." - Find a Grave

Anna moved into Orchard House when she was 27, in 1858.

Anna was in an obituary on 4 August 1893 in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States. She died (age 62) on 17 July 1893 in Concord.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Neenah Daily Times; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1893; Publication Place: Neenah, Wisconsin, USA; Clipping
   Ancestry Record 61843 #590665539 (accessed 10 May 2023)
   Name: Anna Bronson Pratt; Gender: Female; Death Age: 62; Birth Date: 1831; Birth Place: German-town, PA.; Marriage Date: 23 May 1830; Marriage Place: Boston,; Death Date: 17 Jul 1893; Death Place: Concord; Obituary Date: 4 Aug 1893; Obituary Place: Neenah, Wisconsin, USA; Newspaper Title: The Neenah Daily Times; Father: Bronson Alcott; Spouse: John R. Pratt; Child: Frederick Alcott Pratt; Siblings: Louisa Alcott.

• Original Ancestry.com record

• Fact: Burial Sleepy Hollow Cemetery , Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

• Fact: Residence (1850) Boston, ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Burial Concord, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch An interesting article here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/01/never-before-seen-photographs-louisa-may-alcott-sister-anna-found-old-photo-album/MAnE2cUHumdwKV1oZkM9CN/story.html#comments

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS8-H6X : 12 April 2016), Anna B Alcott in household of A B Alcott, Boston, ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 173, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWYL-D13 : 24 May 2018), John Bridge Pratt and Anna Bronson, 23 May 1860; citing Concord, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,018.

• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXH4-451 : 10 March 2018), Anna Pratt in entry for Frederick A. Pratt, 28 Mar 1863, Chelsea, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #84, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,035.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3N-2X9 : 12 April 2016), Anna Pratt in household of John D Pratt, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 164, family 1335, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,128.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH65-GXH : 8 September 2017), Anna Bronson Pratt in household of A Bronson Alcott, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 362, sheet 188B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0538; FHL microfilm 1,254,538.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49B-7MC : 24 May 2018), Anna in entry for F. Alcott Pratt and Jessica S. Cate, 8 Feb 1888; citing Wakefield, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,225.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWH1-QJY : 10 March 2018), Anna B. Pratt, 17 Jul 1893; citing Concord, Massachusetts, v 437 p 183, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,510.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N48V-8MC : 22 May 2018), Anna Alcott in entry for John Sewall Pratt Alcott and Eunie May Plummer, 20 Jan 1909; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,510.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4S5-W4V : 11 March 2018), Annie B Alcott in entry for Frederick A Pratt, 11 Mar 1910; citing Concord,,Massachusetts, 18, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,314,141.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2018), memorial page for Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt (16 Mar 1831–13 Jul 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #7397098, citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 November 2018, 03:22), entry for Anna Bronson Alcott(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCQ6-LRC); contributed by various users.

• https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/01/never-before-seen-photographs-louisa-may-alcott-sister-anna-found-old-photo-album/MAnE2cUHumdwKV1oZkM9CN/story.html#comments