Lieut. Thomas Claggett Prather, KIA Fr. Ind. War

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Lieut. Thomas Claggett Prather, KIA Fr. Ind. War

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, Colonial America
Death: October 12, 1758 (32)
Battle of Lovathanna, Pennsylvania, United States (Indian Ambush (French & Indian War))
Place of Burial: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Colonel Thomas Prather and Elizabeth Prather
Husband of Margaret Freeman and Mary Prather
Father of Pvt. Thomas V. Prather, Rev. War Vet.
Brother of Margaret Prather; Richard Prather; Jonathan Prater; Mary Moore; Basil Prather and 10 others
Half brother of Thomas Prather

Occupation: Colonel
Managed by: Ric Dickinson, Geni Curator
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About Lieut. Thomas Claggett Prather, KIA Fr. Ind. War

Thomas Claggett Prather

  • BIRTH 9 May 1726 Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
  • DEATH 11 Oct 1758 (aged 32) Loyalhanna, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
  • BURIAL Prather Cemetery, Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 9744744

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Prather who was mortally wounded Oct. 11, 1758 in battle of Loyal Hanna French and Indian War, died Oct. 12, 1758 (from his wife's prayer-book record). His father and his brother Richard carried body back and buried him at "Richard's Choice" (old Prather cemetery).

Parents
Thomas Sprigg Prather 1702–1785
Elizabeth Claggett Prather 1708–1767

Siblings
Mary Anne Prather Moore 1729–1791
Basil Prather 1731–1803
Henry Abram Prather 1732–1774
James Prather 1737–1818

Half Siblings
Thomas Prather 1770–1823

Children
Thomas Prather 1757–1786

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Lieut. Thomas Claggett Prather, KIA Fr. Ind. War's Timeline

1726
May 9, 1726
Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, Colonial America
1751
December 16, 1751
Maiden's Fancy Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States
1758
October 12, 1758
Age 32
Battle of Lovathanna, Pennsylvania, United States
October 12, 1758
Age 32
Old Prather Cemetery, west of Clear Spring, located on what is known as the old Frank Showwalter Farm, Washington County, Maryland, United States