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Melvin D. Pratt, son of David and Electa (Gibbs) Pratt, was born January 21, 1830, in Livonia, Livingston County, and since six years of age he has lived where he now resides, except four years, two years of which he spent in Flint, Mich., engaged in the agricultural furnace business. He has filled several responsible positions in his town: has been 12 years assessor, one year clerk, and three terms supervisor. He married, first, Cornelia L., daughter of Robert and Dolly (Warner) Adams, by whom he had one daughter, Cornelia L. His second wife was Mary A., daughter of Peabody Pratt, of Flint, Mich. David Pratt was born in Greenville, Albany County, NY, June 11, 1791 and his wife in Litchfield, Conn. He came to Livonia in 1810, served in the War of 1812, was a shoemaker in early life, and in 1816 moved to Aurora, Erie County, where he resided six years, when he returned to Livonia. In 1836 he located on 50 acres about one mile east of Le Roy. He served in several responsible positions of trust. His children were Augustus G., Melvin D., Peabody W., and Lydia A. He was a son of Peabody Pratt, a soldier in the war for independence, from Connecticut, who married Sarah Buckingham, of Saybrook, Conn., who was a relative of Governor Buckingham. They had five sons and two daughters. He died in Livonia and his wife in Mount Morris, over 80 years of age. The Pratt family sprung from Lieut. William Pratt, who came to Cambridge, Mass., in 1633, and settled in Saybrook. Electa (Gibbs) Pratt was a daughter of Philo and Lydia (Lindsley) Gibbs, who came from Litchfield, Conn., and settled in Livonia in 1803, where they resided. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and had three sons and one daughter.

FROM:
Gazetteer and Biographical Record
of Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890


LEROY TOWN, GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK GENWEB PROJECT
BIOGRAPHY MELVIN D. PRATT - OF LIVONIA AND LE ROY, NY

Pratt, Melvin D., was born in Livonia, Livingston County, NY, January 22, 1830, a son of David and Electa (Gibbs) Pratt, natives of New York and Connecticut, respectively, who came to Genesee County in 1836 and settled on the farm now owned by Melvin D., where they resided through life. David died in 1882, aged ninety-one years; his wife died in 1878; they had four children. The grandfathers of the subject of this sketch-Peabody Pratt and Philo Gibbs-were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Melvin D. Pratt received his education in the district schools and at Le Roy Academy. With the exception of two years spent at manufacturing in Flint, Mich., he has always lived on his present farm of ninety-five acres, just east of the village of Le Roy; it is one of the best improved farms in that section of the County. Mr. Pratt is a prominent citizen of his town, and stands on a high plane in the estimation and confidence of his townsmen; he has served them as collector for one year, assessor twelve years, supervisor from 1882 to 1891, inclusive, and justice of the peace four years, and is now serving on his second term. In 1852 Mr. Pratt was married to Cornelia L. Adams; she died in August, 1855, leaving one daughter, Cornelia L., who was married in December 1887, to Frank J. Nash. In 1856 Mr. Pratt was married to Mary A. Pratt of Flint, Mich. They are members of the Presbyterian church, of which he has been trustee, deacon and elder for several years. 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
Melvin D. Pratt, son of David and Electa (Gibbs) Pratt, was born January 21, 1830, in Livonia, Livingston County, and since six years of age he has lived where he now resides, except four years, two years of which he spent in Flint, Mich., engaged in the agricultural furnace business. He has filled several responsible positions in his town: has been 12 years assessor, one year clerk, and three terms supervisor. He married, first, Cornelia L., daughter of Robert and Dolly (Warner) Adams, by whom he had one daughter, Cornelia L. His second wife was Mary A., daughter of Peabody Pratt, of Flint, Mich. David Pratt was born in Greenville, Albany County, NY, June 11, 1791 and his wife in Litchfield, Conn. He came to Livonia in 1810, served in the War of 1812, was a shoemaker in early life, and in 1816 moved to Aurora, Erie County, where he resided six years, when he returned to Livonia. In 1836 he located on 50 acres about one mile east of Le Roy. He served in several responsible positions of trust. His children were Augustus G., Melvin D., Peabody W., and Lydia A. He was a son of Peabody Pratt, a soldier in the war for independence, from Connecticut, who married Sarah Buckingham, of Saybrook, Conn., who was a relative of Governor Buckingham. They had five sons and two daughters. He died in Livonia and his wife in Mount Morris, over 80 years of age. The Pratt family sprung from Lieut. William Pratt, who came to Cambridge, Mass., in 1633, and settled in Saybrook. Electa (Gibbs) Pratt was a daughter of Philo and Lydia (Lindsley) Gibbs, who came from Litchfield, Conn., and settled in Livonia in 1803, where they resided. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and had three sons and one daughter. FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York Edited by: F. W. Beers J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890

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