Marin-Nevada-Del Norte County CA Archives Biographies.....Pratt, Frederick H. 1824 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Frederick H. Pratt. Was born in Saybrook, Connecticut, April 18, 1824, and was
the son of Titus C. and Elizabeth Pratt. At the age of seven he, with his
parents, moved to Niagara county, New York, and remained there until 1841,
receiving, in the meantime, a common school education. At this time he moved to
Monroe county, New York, and resided there for three years. In 1844 he took a
trip through the Western States looking for a location, and in 1846 located at
Milwaukee and engaged in the wheat buying business on commission until 1849. On
the 10th day of May of that year he crossed the Missouri river en route for
California, and arrived in this State September 18th of the same year. He
proceeded to the Bear River Mines, remained there a short time, and then went to
Sacramento. He returned to the mines and worked in them for the following three
years at various places. In June, 1853, he went to Crescent City, Del Norte
county, and embarked in a mercantile enterprise, remaining there only a short
time. He then went to the Rouge river country and began selling goods; here he
remained until 1856. On the morning of February 23d of that year an Indian
massacre occurred in which twenty-six were killed, and his store with other
buildings were burned. This caused him to return to California, and he located
in Spanish town, Butte county. He opened a store here and remained three years,
and again in 1859 returned to the Rouge river country, locating this time at
Ellensburg, Curry county, remaining until December, 1863. He then, with his
family, started for California, and were shipwrecked and detained until April,
1864. Upon arriving in California he located at San Francisco and spent one year
in that city. In 1865 he paid his old home in New York a visit, returning to San
Francisco after an absence of four months. In 1866 he made a tour through
Nicaragua and New Granada, being absent about seven months. In October of this
year he came to San Rafael and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1879, when
he disposed of his interests. He was appointed postmaster for the San Rafael
office October 14, 1867, which office he has held continuously until the present
time. He was married June 27, 1856, to Miss Josephine Piementen, who was born
March 19, 1838. Their children are:-Alexander, Frances Josephine, Oscar Collins,
Edwin W., Frederick W., Carrie, and William.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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