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Benjamin Pettit 1699–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1699

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1771

Death Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA

Father: Thomas Petit,II

Mother: CATHERINE BRANCH

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In 1699, Benjamin Pettit entered the world in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, born to Thomas Pettit Pettet Petet Petit Ii And Catherine Pettit Branch. Benjamin Pettit passed away in 1771 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1699, Benjamin Pettit entered the world in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, born to Thomas Pettit Pettet Petet Petit Ii And Catherine Pettit Branch.
  • Benjamin Pettit passed away in 1771 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA.

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Benjamin Pettit's Ancestors

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Benjamin Pettit
1699–1771
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Parents
Thomas Pettit \ Pettet \ Petet \ Petit,II
1630–1715
Salem, Harbor, New York,Colony,U.S.A.
CATHERINE ((PETTIT)) BRANCH
1670–1716
New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Pettit
1609–1668
Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom
Christian Mellowes
1611–1665
Odell, Endland, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Peter Branch
1628–1711
High Holden, Kent, England
Mary Speed
1632–1711
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Branch
1596–1638
Elizabeth *
1597–1632
Richard Speed
1603–1638
Elizabeth Pope
1605–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1699
7 Aug 1699
Birth of Benjamin Pettit in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
1771
30 Jan 1771
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Pettit in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1699
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1771
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA

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