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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.
From:
History of Marin County, California
Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, California 1880
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