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Joseph Pettit 1779–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 9 Feb 1855

Death Location: Perry County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Pettit

Mother: Beulah Mearsnears

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In 1779, Joseph Pettit entered the world in New Jersey, United States, born to William Pettit And Beulah Mearsnears. Joseph Pettit passed away in 1855 in Perry County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Joseph Pettit entered the world in New Jersey, United States, born to William Pettit And Beulah Mearsnears.
  • Joseph Pettit passed away in 1855 in Perry County, Ohio, USA.

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Joseph Pettit's Ancestors

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Joseph Pettit
1779–1855
Birth Place: New Jersey, United States
Parents
William Pettit
1756–1798
Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Beulah Mearsnears
1756–1825
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William Pettit
1730–1805
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Tomson
1730–1768
St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew PETTIT
1699–1748
Sarah SMITH
1699–1737
Esther Hale
1702–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Joseph Pettit in New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States
1855
9 Feb 1855
Age 76
Death of Joseph Pettit in Perry County, Ohio, USA
Perry County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Perry County, Ohio, USA

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