Laura D (Murphy) Pratt (1914 - 1985)

Born 7 Apr 1914 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Alfred Pratt — married 30 Sep 1933 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died May 1985 at age 71 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Laura was born in 1914, the daughter of Frank Murphy and Minnie Donahue.

She married Joseph Pratt at Mexico, Maine on 30 Sep 1933.

The 1940 US census for Mexico, Maine lists residents of a home located on South Main Street owned by head of household Joseph Pratt (33), a millwright at the paper mill, his wife Larra Pratt (24), their son Alfred L Pratt (5), and his brother William G Pratt (27), single, a gas station attendant. The house is valued at $1000.

The 1950 US census for Andover, Maine lists residents of a home located on the East Andover Road as Joseph A Pratt (41), a mill worker at a sawmill, his wife Larua D Pratt (36), their son Alfred L Pratt (15), daughter Jolene M Pratt (8), and son Donald F Pratt (5).

Laura passed away in 1985.

Sources

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-2W7G : 2 March 2021), MM9.1.1/Q24N-2W7G:, Birth 07 Apr 1914; multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm 10,164.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMD3-WD4 : Thu Aug 03 08:18:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank L Murphy and Mary Murphy, 1930.

• "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNJ-JC5 : 27 November 2014), Joseph Pratt and Laura Murphy, 30 Sep 1933; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMK-78K : Wed Jul 26 09:47:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Pratt and Laura Pratt, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMT-X77G : Thu Jul 27 15:48:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph A Pratt and Laura D Pratt, April 6, 1950.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTPK-P2N : 7 January 2021), Laura Pratt, May 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).