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(VII) George, eleventh child and sixth son of Lewis and Catherine A. (Yost) Veghte, was born in Johnstown, New York, Febru- ary 10, 1865. He was educated in the public schools and at Johnstown Academy. After completing his studies he returned to the home farm and the business of his ancestors, re- maining there, and with his brother Henry cultivating the farm. In 1888 he settled again in Johnstown, where he was employed until 1893 in the freight department of the Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville railroad. From 1893 until 1900 he was not actively engaged in business. In the latter year he became associated with six others in the organiza-
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tion of the Diana Knitting Company. This company is a most prosperous one, employing one hundred and fifty hands in the factory department. Mr. Veghte is president and treasurer of the company. Their special line of manufacture is medium grade underwear. They have a ready market for their goods among jobbers, and an increasing export trade. Mr. Veghte is a Republican in politics, and has served his city two terms as alderman. He is a member of St. Patrick's Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Johnstown Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons. He is a Presby- terian in religious faith. He married, May 22, 1890, Hattie M. Harding, born May 2, 1867, daughter of William, born November 27, 1836, and Mary Caroline (Ballard) Hard- ing, born September 22, 1847, whose children are: Hattie M., married George Veghte; Ed- win, married Harriet Lee; Lorenzo H .; Charles H .; Florence I., married Guy Mabie ; William (2), married Helen Campbell, and has one child, Orletta. George and Hattie M. (Harding) Veghte have children: Mil- dred C., born October 30, 1894; George (2), baptized April 12, 1899; Arlene, born May 17, 1906.
Long before Duchy Fursten-
KAUFMAN thum Schaumburg-Lippe joined the union of states
now forming the great Empire of Germany, the family of Kaufman was prominent in that principality. They were engaged in trade, followed the' professions, rendered efficient military service, and were tillers of the soil. While the Amsterdam family of Kaufman cannot claim early residence, their representa- tives are men of substantial and local promi- nence. The father of Edward Kaufman, with whom this record begins, was born in Bucken- burg, duchy of Furstenthum Schaumburg- Lippe, and there passed his life.
(I) Edward Kaufman was born in the city of Buckenburg, Duchy of Furstenthum, and after completing his education learned the business of glove making, establishing him- self in his native city, where he enjoyed the patronage of the duke of the kingdom. He was so engaged for many years, living to a good old age, honored and respected. He married Olga Hoppe, who bore him three chil- dren. The family were members of the Lutheran church. Children, all born in Buckenburg, duchy of Furstenthum Schaum- burg-Lippe : Edward, entered the army, where he was accidentally killed at the age of twenty-four years ; Sophia, deceased at age of twenty years; Karl, mentioned below.
(II) Karl, youngest child of Edward and
Olga (Hoppe) Kaufman, was born February I, 1813. He received a good education and pursued special studies on architecture and became the leading architect of the duchy. He married Dorothy, born August 27, 1812, in Hagenburg, and died November 21, 1874, daughter of Wilhelm and Dorothy (Schwartz) Hugo, of Hagenburg. Wilhelm Hugo was manager of a large estate left by his grand- father, William Hugo, who by will provided that it should not be divided nor sold, but that each descendant should retain his legal proportionate interest, and the entire estate be managed by some member of the family who should either be chosen or appointed. Each heir held his interest solely on tenure of good conduct, and any breach of the law meant disinheritance. Children of Karl and Dorothy (Hugo) Kaufman: 1. Sophia, born September 20, 1843; married Fred Rust, an official of the post office department of Hagen- burg, who died October 16, 1908; she sur- vives him with children Dietriclı, Karl, Sophia and Wilhelmena. 2. Lieutenant Karl (2), born February 2, 1846; entered the German army, where he rose to the rank of lieuten- ant ; served during the Franco-Prussian war, and in the battle before Metz, August 14, 1870, was wounded. On that day he per- formed a gallant deed-a rescue of the Duke's son, who rewarded him with a medal of honor and a liberal pension, also the iron cross of the Prussian army. After recovering from the wounds he was made inspector at the Sonderhausen barracks, and later was placed upon the officer's retired list of the German army. He resides at Barbara, a beautiful suburb of Sonderhausen. He married Lena Rutther, deceased. Children: Lieutenant Karl (3), is in the postal service as post- master; is married; a daughter Olga married a musician in the German military band. 3. Frederick, born November 14, 1849; served his time in the army, studied architecture, and later was in the government service, depart- ment of transportation, serving as train dis- patcher. In 1895 he came to thic United States, locating in Washington, D. C., and afterward removed to Philadelphia, where he is a contractor. He married Maric Hartz, of Schleswig-Holstein, and has a son William Ilenry, an optician of Philadelphia. 4. Henry, born August 31, 1852 ; became a designer of artistic furniture and a celebrated cabinet maker. At the Vienna Exposition in 1874 he was awarded both gold and silver medals for artistic and beautiful designs. In Novem- ber, 1874, he came to the United States and was at once employed by the government. Much of his work decorates and furnished the
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White House. Subsequently he established his own business in Washington. He married Elizabeth Schmertz, born in Washington, D. C., of German parentage. Children: Re- becca, an employee of the treasury depart- ment ; Elizabeth, wife of Herman Ermentraut, a government employee in the bureau of en- graving, and has a daughter; Henry, a de- signer and frame maker of Washington. 5. William, mentioned below.
(III) William Henry, youngest son of Karl and Dorothy (Hugo) Kaufman, was born in Hagenburg, Germany, October 6, 1855. He was educated in the military school, specializ- ing later in instrumental music. In 1872 he came to the United States, sailing from Bremen on the steamer "Sallia," arriving in New York, September 26, 1872. He pro- ceeded to Washington, D. C., where he be- came a member of the famous Marine Band, but illness prevented his remaining. This necessitated a change in his plans and he learned the catering business, remaining in Washington. From 1872 until 1879 he was manager of the Hotel Netherwood, New Jer- sey, afterward of the Sea View House, Mar- thia's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the Windsor restaurant at Albany, New York, and in 1882, at Utica, New York. After these years of experience he settled in Amsterdam, New York, and in 1884 opened the Vienna Bakery in that city. This place entered upon an in- stant and continuous success and has thor- oughly justified the wisdom of its establish- ment and the genius of its proprietor as a caterer to the public taste. In politics he has been of local prominence. In 1904-06 he repre- sented the first ward in the board of alder- men of Amsterdam, and in 1906 was elected mayor, as candidate of the Republican party. In church relationship he is an active member of the German Lutheran church, serving on the church council as trustee nine years and treasurer eight years. Since 1893 he has been the church representative to the General Synod of the United States. He served Hard- wick Lutheran Seminary as trustee, trustee of the City Hospital, and member of the city Board of Trade. In fraternal association he is connected with the leading orders of the city. In the Masonic order he is a Chapter, Commandery and Consistory member, hold- ing the thirty-second degree of Masonry. He is also a Noble of the Mystic Shrine; a char- ter member of the Independent Order Red Men ; a charter member of and for six years treasurer of the Royal Arcanum; is a Knight of Pythias, and for eighteen years has been treasurer of the Pythian Association, and trustee for the three lodges ; a member of the
Independent Order of Foresters; a member of Montgomery Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; a member of Sarabella Lodge, No. 98, O. O. H .; is an Elk; was president of the first German Celebration (a local or- ganization) and German Alliance; member of Bronson Benevolent Society; an honorary member of the German Veteran Association of the New York Bezirk; also an honorary member of the German Veterans, Third Com- pany, at North Adams, Massachusetts. In all these bodies he is a popular and most useful member.
He married, in Amsterdam, May 8, 1883, Minnie M. Rietz, born in Buffalo, New York, July 1, 1862, and educated at Washington, D. C. She is a daughter of Rev. Gustav L. Rietz, M. D., minister of the German Luth- eran church, and physician, born at Falke, Saxony, Germany, February 5, 1841. He was educated for the ministry, came to the United States in 1860, and settled in Buffalo, New York, where he married Minnie Harnisch, born in Gera, December 18, 1843. Rev. Rietz was in charge of various pastoral fields, in- cluding Washington, D. C., where he took a course in medicine, not to adopt that as a pro- fession, but that he might be of added useful- ness as a minister of the Gospel. In 1879 he took charge of the German Lutheran church at Amsterdam. Here he was remark- ably successful, ministering both to the souls and bodies of his parishioners. His medical practice was purely charitable, and of great value to his Christian work. He laid the cornerstone of the present beautiful church edifice on Spring street, in May, 1887, but did not live to see it completed, passing away August 29, 1887. His wife survives him, re- siding with her daughter. Rev. and Mrs. Rietz were the parents of the following chil- dren: 1. Minnie M. (Mrs. William H. Kauf- man). 2. Bertha, born November 6, 1872; married William A. Nadler, of Amsterdam. 3. Moritz G. L., born March 24, 1874, a dry goods merchant of Albany, New York; mar- ried Emma Belzer. 4. Harry, born December 4, 1876, a machinist of Amsterdam; married Effie Newman and has sons, Harry and Gil- bert. Children of William H. and Minnie M. (Rietz) Kaufman: 1. Minnie E., born June 7, 1884; organist of the German Lutheran church and the Jewish Synagogue. 2. Nellie L., born July 5, 1885; a vocalist of note ; member of the choir of the German Lutheran congregation and Emmanuel Presbyterian church of Amsterdam; she is now a student at the Troy Conservatory of Music. She is at present the director of the choir of Trinity Reformed church on Mary street.
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The name Pratt is variously
PRATT spelled in more ancient writings thus: Pratt, Prat, Pratte, Pradt, Praed, Prate, also Praer and Prayers.
The English home of the Pratts is chiefly in eastern and southern parts of England, in the contiguous counties of Leicester, Hunt- ington, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Devon, Lincoln and Hartford. Nine distinct armorial bearings granted by the Herald's College are now extant among as many families of this name. One is borne by the Earl of Camden and another, the only one out of England, by the family of Pratt of Cabra Castle, County Cavan, Ireland. The name Pratt appears in France and in the south of Europe, one fam- ily possessing the barony of Pratella near Rouen in Normandy, whose lord in 1066 is in the roll of Battle Abbey, which proves his presence at the battle of Hastings with Wil- liam the Conqueror. The name Pratt occurs among the earliest of English surnames, and the family in many of its branches held sta- tions of influence and power in the British Empire. The earliest notice of Pratts in England is prior to the year 1200 A. D. and shows that they probably came to England from Normandy. The name then was Pratel- lis or de Pralettis. Rev. John de Pralettis was a favorite minister of King Richard (Coeur de Lion) and others of the name ac- companied him in his crusades to the Holy Land. It was not until about 1300 A. D. that the name is commonly written Pratt. In America the name first appears in 1633. Lieu- tenant William Pratt is supposed to have come with Rev. Thomas Hooker to New- town, now Cambridge, Massachusetts, in that year. He was of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636, and of Saybrook, 1645. He represented Say- brook in the general court for twenty-three sessions, was lieutenant of the train band and of local importance. The family herein re- corded descend from the Pratts of Devon- shire, England, and are of the third genera- tion in the state of New York.
(I) John Pratt was born in Devonshire, England, where he lived and died near the town of Penrhyn. He owned and operated a bakery which after his death was continued by his widow, Bridget Pratt, until her death at the age of seventy years. They reared a large family. consisting of John and William Thomas (twins), and several daughters. The children, with one exception, remained in England, married and reared families.
(II) William Thomas, twin son of John and Bridget Pratt, was born in 1800, learned in England the trade of wheelwright. He re- ceived an uncommonly good education and
all his life was occupied in positions of trust and some authority. He was the only mem- ber of the family to emigrate to America. 1Ic married in England and sailed for Canada in 1822 with his wife and son William. His sec- ond son, John, was born on the voyage to America, which occupied eleven weeks. lle settled in Quebec, Canada, where his thorough knowledge of his trade and superior qualifica- tions secured him an appointment as mill- wright at the military post and also some offi- cial rank. The mills were situated along the Lachine river near the rapids and there also was the family home. During their residence there his son John, born on the high seas, met his death by drowning, at the age of nine years. The family continued their Canadian residence until 1838, all the children having been born there except the youngest, Captain Henry C. Pratt. In that year the family re- moved to the United States, settling at Bran- don, Vermont, where Captain Henry was born in 1840. In 1844 they again moved. settling at Watervliet, New York, where William Thomas Pratt was appointed to a position in the United States arsenal. The commandant was General Baker, and between these two men existed a warm friendship. Mr. Pratt held official rank and performed the duties required of him so well that he received the warm commendation of the general. He re- mained at the arsenal several years, then re- moved to Schenectady, where he died April 8, 1852. He was a skillful mechanic and pos- sessed of rare executive ability that insured him proper recognition and reward. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. He mar- ried Mary Ann Hodges, born 1796. died 1884. During one of the absences of Mr. Pratt from home his wife was attacked by cholera, which was then epidemic in Quebec. There was such a demand for nurses, doctors and undertakers that, with but scant ceremony, the dead and often the living were thrown into coffins and buried. The husband re- turned home and found the undertakers about to remove his wife's body. He dismissed them with scant courtesy and succeeded in reviving his wife and she was eventually re- stored to health, living to a good old age. Children: 1. William, born in England in 1819, died at St. Johns, Newfoundland. 1909. He married (first) Margaret Moyeson, who bore him six children; all married and be- came residents of New York state. Ile mar- ried a second and a third wife, having issue by the last : 2. John, born during the voyage from England to Canada in 1822: met his death by drowning in the Lachine river at the age of nine years. 3. Elizabeth, the first-
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born in Canada, in 1823, died February, 1878; she married Mark Mold, of Rensselaer, New York. Mark Mold was a noted market and truck gardener of Rensselaer, who had one of the most beautiful and fertile market garden farms in the whole section. Their children were: i. Horatio D., of New York City, now deceased. ii. Louisa, married Dr. H. C. Mil- ler, of Rensselaer, and has a daughter, Helen Miller. iii. William Pratt, married and left three children. iv. Frederick, of Rensselaer. v. Frank, a truck grower of Rensselaer. Mark Mold by a second marriage had sons Robert and Lawrence. 4. James A., born 1827, died in Brooklyn, New York, in 1903. He mar- ried in Schenectady, which was his home for many years, Alice Lapham, who survives him, a resident of New York City, and has chil- dren: Helen, William and Robert, all mar- ried; Emma and Delevan, unmarried; two children died in youth. James A. Pratt was connected for many years with the New York Central Railroad. He was the inventor of several patents pertaining to railroads, the best known being a water crane for filling the tanks of locomotives. 5. Mary, born 1830, married Aaron Van Guysling, an engineer, now living retired in California. Children : i. Willam, died young. ii. Walter F., mar- ried. iii. Anna, deceased. iv. Bertha, unmar- ried. v. Myndert, married. vi. George, un- married vii. Archibald, married. 6. Jolın (2), born 1832, killed in 1857. He was an engineer on the New York Central Railroad; married Margaret Wolfe, and had a son Frank, a machinist. who married and has chil- dren : Harry, Viola and Charlotte. 7. Har- riet, born 1834, died May 1, 1900; married John H. Adams, also deceased. Children : i. William. ii. George, died young. iii. Min- nie. iv. Jessie. v. Mary. vi. Hattie. vii. Harry. viii. Frank. The sons and one daugh- ter, Minnie, are married. 8. Joseph H., born 1837, of Watervliet, New York. He was for forty years a marine engineer and steam- boat captain. He married Mary Rosecrans, and has: i. Ada, married. ii. Captain Wil- liam, steamboat owner and captain, of Brook- lyn, New York ; married and has two sons. iii. Mary, married and has one son. iv. Grace, unmarried. v. Henry, married and has two daughters. vi. Joseph, unmarried. 9. Henry C .. see forward.
(III) Henry Coombe, youngest son and child of William Thomas and Mary A. (Hodges) Pratt, and their only child of United States birth, was born in Brandon, Vermont, in 1840. The family residing at Watervliet and Schenectady during his youth, he was educated in the schools of those cities.
He was early attracted by life on the river, and beginning at the lowest round of service, by successive promotion he reached the top, requiring a special permit to hold a captain's. license before he was twenty-one years of age. He is the oldest commissioned captain on the. Hudson river, although he is practically re- tired. He has filled all grades of river service from the least to the highest and for many years was master of the steamer "Oswego," of the Cornell Line. He invested his earnings in tugs and steamboats, becoming the owner of several of the former. He has been a success- ful man and has earned his years of retire- ment. He is a member of the Episcopal church, the Masonic order, and is a supporter of Democratic principles. He married, Jan- uary 5, 1863, in St. George's Episcopal Church, Marcella E. Soles, born in Schenec- tady. July 22, 1844, educated in the Union School, where she was among the first stu- dents graduated. She is a daughter of Ben- jamin and Maria (Fuller) Soles, both natives. of New York state. Benjamin Soles, born in Fonda, 1817, died in Schenectady, September- 13, 1864, son of Joseph Soles, a native of France; came to the United States when a young man; married Catherine Veeder of Montgomery county, and both lived to be- considered old residents of the Mohawk Val- ley. Maria (Fuller) Soles died November 29, 1847, at the age of twenty-nine years, leaving an only child, Marcella, who married Captain. Henry C. Pratt. They have no children.
Benjamin Soles married, July 10, 1849, for his second wife, Harriett G. Fuller, a half- sister of his first wife, and had issue, one. child, Alice Fuller Soles, unmarried. Har- riet G. (Fuller) Soles died July, 1865.
Edward Sprague, a "fuller," SPRAGUE resided at Upway, county of Dorset, England, where he died in October, 1614, leaving his sons and a widow, Christian. The sons, Ralph, Richard and William, "arrived at their own expense" at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1628-29. In 1629 the three brothers, who seem to have remained together, settled at Charlestown, Massachu- setts. William was the youngest of the sons, and at the time of arrival at Salem was about twenty years of age. It is from him that the Spragues of Albany, who are herein con- sidered, descend.
(I) William, son of Edward and Christian Sprague, was born in Upway, Dorset, Eng- land, and died in Hingham, Massachusetts, October 26, 1675. He was granted land in Hingham on "the playne" in 1636. He was selectman in 1645, and constable in 1661. He.
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married, in 1635, Millicent, daughter of An- thony Eames. She survived him, and died in Hingham, February 8, 1696. Children: An- thony, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Persis, Jo- anna, Jonathan (2), William, Mary and Han- nah, all except the first born in Hingham.
(II) Anthony, eldest son of William and Millicent (Eames) Sprague, was born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, June 23, 1636, died September 3, 1719. His home, the pater- nal homestead in Hingham, was burned April 19, 1676, by the Indians engaged in "King Philip's war." He was a farmer, and select- man of Hingham, 1688-92 and 1700. He mar- ried, December 26, 1661, Elizabeth Bartlett, died in Hingham, February 17, 1713. Chil- dren, all born in Hingham between 1663 and 1688: Anthony (2), Benjamin, John, Eliza- beth, Samuel, Sarah, James, Josiah, Jeremiah, Richard and Matthew.
(III) Jeremiah, son of Anthony and Eliza- beth (Bartlett) Sprague, was born in Hing- ham, Massachusetts, July 24, 1682, died March 5, 1759. He was a farmer, and always lived in Hingham "over the river." He married Priscilla Knight, died in Hingham, August 3, 1775, aged ninety years. Children, all born in Hingham between 1700 and 1728: Jacob, Knight, Priscilla, Jeremiah, Susanna, Mary, John, Nehemiah, Elizabeth, Deborah and Joanna.
(IV) John, son of Jeremiah and Priscilla (Knight) Sprague, was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, March I, 1720, died April I, 1801. He was a soldier in Captain Samuel Thaxter's company in the Crown Point expe- dition in 1775. He married, May 20, 1742, Margaret Webb, born in Hingham, September 5, 1723, died April 23, 1796, daughter of Peter and Margaret (Lincoln) Webb. Chil- dren, all born in Hingham between 1743 and 1764: 1. Lucy, married, February 26, 1761, her cousin Knight (2), son of Knight (1) Sprague; he was one of the soldiers at Fort William Henry in 1757, when so many Eng- lish and Americans were massacred by the Indians; Knight escaped, although partially stripped of his clothing, and was with Colo- nel Bradstreet the next year at the taking of Fort Frontenac, on Lake Ontario. 2. Mar- garet. 3. An infant unnamed. 4. Webb. 5. John, see forward. 6. Mary, married, Jan- uary 9, 1770, Isaac Tower. 7. Joseph, a sol- dier of the revolution ; married, May 16, 1779, Chloe, daughter of Jonathan Lane, and set- tled in Boston. 8. Elijah, a "mariner." 9. Thomas, removed to Boston. 10. Grace, mar- ried, April 15, 1784, Daniel Souther.
(V) John (2), son of John (1) and Mar- garet (Webb) Sprague, was born in Hing-
ham, Massachusetts, September 9, 1750. In "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution," it is recorded that "John Sprague of Hingham" was a "private of Captain James Lincoln's (Independent) Company, en- listed May 13, 1775, service five months, eleven weeks, three days; company stationed at Hingham until January 1, 1776, for defence of Seacoast." He died in Westford, Vermont, where he passed the last twenty years of his life, dying in 1830. He was known as "Judge" Sprague, and both he and his wife were active Methodists. He was a Whig in politics. He married a Miss Stockwell, who survived him, nearly reaching her one hun- dredth year. Another descendant of William Sprague in the fifth generation, Jesse, married Esther Dexter, who lived to the great age of one hundred and three years, nine montlis and twenty-four days, retaining her mental and physical activity until the very last. Chil- dren: 1. William, died young. 2. Cyrus, married (first) Mary McQuevy; (second) Esther Steward. 3. John (3), see forward. 4. Irene, married Judge Daniel Macumber. 5. Casledana (?), married and removed to the west. 6. Sophia, married Silas Clark. 7. Raxana, married Clark, brother of Silas Clark. 8. Mercy, married John Clark, another brother. These Clark families were prominent farmers of Clarksburg, Massachu- setts.
(VI) John (3), son of John (2) and (Stockwell) Sprague, was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, about 1810. He moved to Burlington, Vermont, where he lived for several years; later he purchased a farm at Williston, Vermont, where his wife died, and he moved to Westford, Vermont, where he died. He took a prominent part in town and county affairs, and was a man well known and respected. He was a well-educated man, and an authority in the neighborhood. He married (first) Nancy Ketchem, born 1810, died 1838, daughter of David Ketchem, of Albany, New York, a prominent Metho- dist exhorter and local preacher. He was a well-educated man, a deep student of the Bible and fond of calling the people together in the school house where he read and ex- pounded the Scripture. He owned the Ketchem Mills at Clarksburg, Massachusetts, and was a man of property. Nancy, his daughter, was also an earnest Methodist. John Sprague married (second) Mrs.
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