BIOGRAPHY

CHARLES PRATT - OF ORANGE, MONROE AND GENESEE COUNTIES, NY

Pratt, Charles, was born in Orange County, November 3, 1828. His father, Thomas Pratt, was a native of London, England, and came to the United States in 1804, settling in New York; he married Christina Ackerman and through life was a farmer. He moved to Monroe County in 1833 and in 1850 to Genesee County, where he died in 1870. Charles Pratt was educated in the public schools and in 1855 married Harriet E., daughter of John A. Sanford. Mrs. Pratt died in 1868. Mr. Pratt is one of the practical and successful farmers of his town. He has served as highway commissioner three years and as assessor six years. His sisters, Mary and Martha Pratt, are associated in the management and ownership of their large farm. Mr. Pratt has been a Free Mason for twenty-five years and is prominently identified with the Lodge, Chapter and Commandery.

Source:
Our County and it's people
A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890