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George DeFrees Petit 1874–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1874

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 1 June 1931

Death Location: Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Thomas Petit

Mother: Mary Defrees

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In 1874, George DeFrees Petit entered the world in Kansas, born to Thomas Jefferson Petit And Mary Macella Defrees. In 1880, George DeFrees Petit resided in Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA. George DeFrees Petit passed away in 1931 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1874, George DeFrees Petit entered the world in Kansas, born to Thomas Jefferson Petit And Mary Macella Defrees.
  • In 1880, George DeFrees Petit resided in Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA.
  • George DeFrees Petit passed away in 1931 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

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George Petit's Ancestors

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George Petit
1874–1931
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Petit
1844–1881
Ohio
Mary (Macella) Defrees
1848–1922
Washington, Miami, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Defrees
1809–1882
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Eliza (Ann Sparks) Lindsay
1822–1892
Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Defrees
1778–1855
Mary Holliday
1780–1839
William LINDSAY
1795–1876
Rhoda Smith
1801–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Defrees
1753–1826
Mary Start
1755–1826
Samuel Lindsay
1760–1819
Eleanor Wilson
1772–1849
Peter Smith
1753–1816
Catherine Stout
1758–1831

George Petit's Timeline

3 Records

1874
31 August 1874
Birth of George DeFrees Petit in Kansas
Kansas
1880
1880
Age 6
George DeFrees Petit resided here in Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA
Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA
1931
1 June 1931
Age 57
Death of George DeFrees Petit in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1874
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sidney, Shelby, Ohio; Roll: 1066; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 207
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 102; Film Description: 1910 Emmet-1910 Lenawee
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sidney, Shelby, Ohio; Roll: 1066; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 207

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 102; Film Description: 1910 Emmet-1910 Lenawee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1931
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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