Zadock Pratt, son-in-law x 2

Zadock Pratt, born 1709 in Stephentown, New York, was a successful leather tanner, banker and congressmen who had 5 wives and 2 children.  Zadock had brief sequential marriages with two Dickerman sisters, Beda and Esther, each of whom died of tuberculois. In 1829 he married Abigail Peckham Watson, daughter of Wheeler Watson and Sarah Taylor Peckham. Their son George Watson Peckham was born in 1830, followed by Julia Harriet in 1832.  In 1834 Abigail died at age 27 following the birth of their third child who did not survive. Zadock was left with 2 very young children and soon married Abigail's sister, Mary Elizabeth who raised the children.  Following Mary's death in 1868, Zadock married yet again and stayed with Susie until his death two years later.

The adventures of Zadock, his accomplishments and his boasts will be recounted in upcoming blogs along with the stories of his two children.