1867 - 1917 (49 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Bela Lyon Pratt |
Born |
11 Dec 1867 |
Norwich, New London, Connecticut |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1870 |
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1870 Pratt. 1870 US census, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Family Number 1320, Pratt. |
Census |
1880 |
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1880 Pratt. 1880 US census, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, enumeration district 93, Family Number 5374123, Pratt. |
Census |
1900 |
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Pratt 1900. 1900 US census, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, enumeration district 1489, Family Number 201, Pratt. |
Census |
1910 |
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1910 Pratt 9. 1910 US census, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, enumeration district 1603, Family Number 486 Pratt. |
Occupation |
Sculptor. He designed the Indian Head $5 and $2.50 gold coins put into circulation in 1918. Among his other work he is the artist that created the bust of James Avery that tops the Avery Memorial. Bela is James's 7x Great Grandson. |
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Captain James Avery. Captain James Avery as represented by the bronze bust that tops the Avery Memorial.
Avery notes and queries: a quarterly magazine devoted to the history of the Groton Averys, May 1900. |
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Alexander Hamilton In Bronze By Bela Lyon Pratt The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 28 Jan 1917, Sunday, Page 55 |
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USS Massachusetts BB-2 (9) Launched June 10, 1893 USS Massachusetts BB-2 was an Indiana-class battleship that carried into battle a figurehead designed by Bella Lyon Pratt. |
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Indian Head Eagle (8) The Indian Head 1/2 Eagle ($5) and 1/4 Eagle ($2.50) designed by Bela Lyon Pratt are considered some of the finest United States gold coins ever minted. |
Died |
18 May 1917 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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Bela Lyon Pratt Obituary The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 18 May 1917, Friday, Page 6 |
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Bela L Pratt Death. Bela L Pratt Death. |
Buried |
Mosswood Glen Cemetery, Salem, New London, Connecticut, United States |
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Famous Sculptor Buried. The Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin, Saturday, May 26, 1917 page 9. |
Siblings |
5 siblings |
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3. Gertrude Pratt, b. 11 Dec 1864, Connecticut , d. 29 Aug 1918, North Haven, Knox, Maine | |
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5. Minot Tully Pratt, Sr, b. 21 Nov 1872, Norwich, New London, Connecticut , d. 29 May 1908, Valley Mills, Bosque/McLennan, Texas | |
Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I43378 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
11 Oct 2019 |
Father |
George Pratt, b. 12 Oct 1832, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts , d. 4 Jun 1875, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 42 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Sarah Victoria Whittlesey, b. 23 May 1831, Salem, New London, Connecticut , d. 30 Nov 1923 (Age 92 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F13132 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Helen Lugarda Pray, b. 8 May 1870, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 15 Sep 1965, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 95 years) |
Married |
11 Aug 1896 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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Pratt-Pray Marriage. Pratt-Pray Marriage. |
Children |
| 1. Dudley Pratt, b. 14 Jun 1897, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 18 Nov 1975, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Age 78 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Minot Whittlesey Pratt, b. 20 Oct 1899, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 3 Oct 1924, Salem, New London, Connecticut (Age 24 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Helen Malcolm Pratt, b. 18 May 1903, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 5 Mar 1981, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico (Age 77 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. Elizabeth Morgan Pratt, b. 2 Jun 1907, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 17 Jul 1969, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 62 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
2 Aug 2020 |
Family ID |
F13135 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 11 Dec 1867 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut |
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| Married - 11 Aug 1896 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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| Died - 18 May 1917 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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| Buried - - Mosswood Glen Cemetery, Salem, New London, Connecticut, United States |
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Photos
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| Bela Lyon Pratt. Avery notes and queries: a quarterly magazine devoted to the history of the Groton Averys, August 1900. |
| Bela Pratt. The New York Times, Sunday, March 28, 1917 page 8. |
| Bela Lyon Pratt Bela Lyon Pratt - Seventh great grandson of James Avery. Sculptor and the designer of the bust that tops the Avery Memorial Monument. |
| Bela Lyon Pratt Age 2. Bela Lyon Pratt Age 2. |
| Elizabeth and Clara Shattuck. Elizabeth and Clara Shattuck. Medal by artist Bela Lyon Pratt. |
| Whale Oil Gus. Augustus Eliot Folger posing by the sculpture "The Whaleman" at the new Bedford, Massachusetts Library. Bela Lyon Pratt was the sculptor. |
Documents
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| Bela Pratt Memorial Exhibition The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 04 Nov 1917, Sunday, Page 25 |
| Bela Pratt To Finish Work The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 May 1910, Saturday, Page 9 |
| Show Work Of Bela Lyon Pratt At Art Museum Boston Post (Boston, Massachusetts) 05 Apr 1918, Friday, Page 7 |
| Avery Memorial Dedicated. The Brooklyn (New York) Daily Eagle, Thursday, July 12, 1900 page 18. |
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