Nathaniel Pratt (1760 - 1834)

Born 1 Mar 1760 in Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Crown Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bullard) Pratt — married 17 Jun 1784 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1834 at age 74 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel was born in 1760. He is the son of Simon Pratt and Mercy Chamberlain.^[1]

Nathaniel stays in Framingham, where he applies and receives a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War.^[2] Nathaniel states he was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill. After Nathaniel's death, Elizabeth applies for a widow's pension and includes a list of her children and the date she was married to Nathaniel.^[3]

The Framingham clerk verifies the births dates of Nathaniel's five youngest children and also the death date for Nathaniel.^[4]

Nathaniel's brother John Pratt files an affidavit from Bradford County, Pennsylvania stating he was present at Nathaniel's wedding to Elizabeth Bullard.^[5]

Nathaniel can be found living in Framingham, Massachusetts in the 1800 Federal Census.^[6] Nathaniel is living amongst several of his siblings.

By the 1810 Federal Census for Framingham, Ephraim is the only other Pratt brother left in the town.^[7]

The 1820 Federal Census has Nathaniel listed as Nathan Pratt.^[8] I'm pretty sure this is Nathaniel. He is living next door to Ebenezer Knowlton.

The 1830 Federal Census for Framingham has Nathaniel living next door to his son, Calvin Pratt.^[9]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Old South Cemetery, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-63LL?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D8-3TL%3A353350601%2C353826301%2C353826601 : 22 October 2020), Middlesex > Framingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1690-1809 > image 51 of 319; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
2. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/25955134/nathaniel-pratt-page-1-revolutionary-war-pensions
3. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/25955233/nathaniel-pratt-page-13-revolutionary-war-pensions
4. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/25955251/nathaniel-pratt-page-15-revolutionary-war-pensions
5. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/25955283/nathaniel-pratt-page-18-revolutionary-war-pensions
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8N-K82?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-4XR%3A1585148503%2C1585149050%2C1585149060 : 10 June 2015), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Framingham > image 8 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYY-9MND?cc=1803765&wc=QZZZ-M4M%3A1588180203%2C1588180905%2C1588180275 : 1 December 2015), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Framingham > image 4 of 7; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYY-734?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-HXT%3A1586986602%2C1586988210%2C1586988219 : 16 July 2015), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Framingham > image 4 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYY-PPS?cc=1803958&wc=35YH-KFR%3A1588480702%2C1588470021%2C1588482015 : 14 August 2015), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Framingham > image 5 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 July 2021), memorial page for Nathaniel Pratt (1759–1 Nov 1834), Find A Grave: Memorial #89466450, citing Old South Cemetery, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Vanessa (contributor 47038940) .

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GB-Z61 : 15 January 2020), Nathaniel Pratt, 1760.