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Pratt, George L., was born in Orleans county June 29, 1830. He was educated at Yates Academy and began teaching
at the age of sixteen. After he gave up teaching he assisted his father, who was a farmer, and also engaged in
the selling of plows and lightning rods. Ho was subsequently engaged in the foundry business at Wilson, N. Y. From
1860 to 1864 he traveled as a repairer of clocks, From 1864 to 1876 his principal business was life and fire insurance
for stock companies. In 1876 he organized the Orleans and Niagara Mutual Fire Insurance Company, also the Dwelling
House Mutual Fire Insurance Company in 1880. He also built a wine cellar in 1869 and carried on the wine business
successfully until it was destroyed by fire August 2, 1887, and was a total loss. In 1851 he married Frances A.
Bonta, and they have two children, Mrs. F. H. Britt and Gertrude C. Pratt. In June, 1894, he contracted to take
charge of the Shaker vineyards wine cellar at Wickliffe. Ohio, as superintendent.
From:
Landmarks of Orleans County, New York
Edited by: Hon. Isaac C. Signor
Assisted by: H. P. Smith and others
D. Mason & Co., Publishers
Syracuse, N. Y. 1894
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