Edward Harvey Pratt b. 16 Oct 1857 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 19 Oct 1931 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts: Mindrum Family History

1857 - 1931 (74 years)

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Name	Edward Harvey Pratt [1]
Birth	16 Oct 1857	North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Baptism	27 Dec 1857	St. John's Episcopal Church, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts [3]
Occupation	Engraver, retail shoe merchant [4, 5]
Death	19 Oct 1931	North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts [2, 6, 7]
Burial	21 Oct 1931	Southview Cemetery, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts [2, 7]
Notes	Listed in 1880 MA Census, age 22, engraver, born in Mass., living with parents Marriage record lists age 29, merchant, 1st marriage No. Adams City Directory, Edward H. Pratt, business name Wm. Martin & Cos., residence 33 Hall, No. Adams, 1890-93 Listed as a child of Caroline E. Pratt, of full age, residing in No. Adams, MA in Probate petition re: Henry James to Columbia County Surrogates Court by George Tator, 13 Jun 1893 Living in No. Adams, MA on 29 Jan 1895 Listed in 1900 MA Census, born Oct 1858, age 41, widower, born Mass., retail shoe dealer, living with parents Marriage record lists age 42 in 1905 Listed in 1910 MA Census, Berkshire Co., No. Adams, age 44, married twice, currently for 5 years, born Mass., father born NY, mother born England, retail shoe merchant, owns home free of mortgage, living at 7 Willow St. with wife Mae E. and daughter Gertrude Listed in 1920 MA Census, home owned free of mortgage, age 61, widower, shoe store merchant, with daughter Gertrude at 7 Willow St. Church burial record: Edward H. Pratt, 74y, residence 33 Willow St., died 19 Oct 1931, cause diarrhea enteritis, buried 21 Oct 1931 Southview Cemetery, Rev. Arthur Murray Edward H. Pratt, 74, who was engaged in the retail shoe business in North Adams for nearly half a century and was a former city councilman, died early this morning at his home, 33 Willow street, after a four weeks' illness from complications. He was born in North Adams, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William W. Pratt, and spent his entire life here. As a young man he was imployed for a time in the Arnold Print Works. In 1880 he and the late William H. Martin organized the firm of William H. Martin & Company and opened a retail shoe store on the State street side of the Martin block in quarters which are now part of c. H. cutting & company's store. The partnership continued with success until Mr. Martin's death, upon which his heirs sold their interest to the late William Pratt, who continued in business with his brother. The name of the concern was changed to Pratt Bros. and the business was moved to Main street. In 1911, Edward H. Pratt purchased the interest of his brother and continued the business alone until he retired from business in 1927. The Pratt shoe store was one of the city's best known and reliable mercantile establishments, having always enjoued the reputation of handling quality goods at fair prices. In 1909 Mr. Pratt was elected to the city council for a term of three years as a republican and throughout his term gave conscientious and efficient service. He did not seek re-election. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal church and was identified with all branches of the Masonic fraternity in this city. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Pratt Grindy of Marblehead, a sister, Miss Louise J. Pratt of North Adams and three grandchildren. The funeral arrangements have not been completed [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Person ID	I13173	Mindrum
Last Modified	24 Aug 2011

Father	William Wyman Pratt, b. Oct 1819, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 18 Sep 1903, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 83 years)
Mother	Caroline Elizabeth Maria James, b. Abt 1829, Spetisbury, Dorset, England d. 25 Jan 1907, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 78 years)
Marriage	26 May 1848	Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stockport, Columbia, New York [15, 16]
	Rev. M. Tuttle, Hudson
Family ID	F9154	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Blanche Emma Wilson, b. 1861, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York d. 19 Mar 1896, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 35 years)

Marriage 25 Oct 1887 First Church, Rowe, Franklin, Massachusetts [17]

John M.W. Pratt, Pastor

Children

1. Blanche Pratt, b. Bef 23 Nov 1890, Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

d. Bef 19 Mar 1896 (Age < 5 years)

Family ID F9183 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Nov 2002

Family 2	Mae E. Kincaid Farley, b. 1877, Canada d. 19 Dec 1917, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 40 years)
Marriage	22 Feb 1905	North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts [18]
Notes	Rev. John C. Tebbetts, St. John's Episcopal Church Second marriage for both people, both widowed [8]
Family ID	F10344	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	4 Jul 2002

Headstones
Pratt family headstone, Southview Cemetery

Sources

[S1009] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Births to 1878, Book 3, p. 17.
[S2671] Southview Cemetery Headstones, North Adams, Masssachusetts.
[S997] St. John’s Church Parish Register, Book 1, p. 3.
[S996] 1880 Federal Census, No. Adams, Berkshire County, MA, Enum. Dist. 55, page 53.
[S1012] 1910 Massachusetts Census, Berkshire Co., No. Adams, Enum. Dist. 58, p. 5A.
[S1010] Edward H. Pratt obituary, No. Adams Transcript, Mon., 19 Oct 1931.
[S1011] St. John's Church Parish Register, Vol. 6, North Adams, Massachusetts, p. 144.
[S1013] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages 1878 to 1917.
[S1014] North Adams City Directories 1887, 1890-93.
[S183] Probate petition re: Henry James to Columbia County Surrogates Court by George Tator, 13 Jun 1893.
[S998] Letter from Columbia County, NY probate regarding estate of Henry James, deceased. 29 Jan 1895.
[S992] 1900 Federal Census, No. Adams, Berkshire County, MA, Ward 4, Enum. Dist. 52, sheet 10.
[S1015] 1920 Federal Census, No. Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., Ward 5, Enum. Dist. 43, sheet 6B.
[S1011] St. John's Church Parish Register, Vol. 6, North Adams, Massachusetts.
[S184] Church records from Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stockport, NY, compiled 1991 by Linda L. Fenoff, City of Hudson Deputy Historian.
[S990] Deaths, Marriages and Miscellaneous from Hudson, New York Newspapers, Kinship, Rhinebeck, NY 1980, from Hendrick Hudson Chapter, DAR, Hudson, NY.
[S1013] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages 1878 to 1917, Book 1, p. 91.
[S1013] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages 1878 to 1917, Book 1, p. 115.