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Joshua Pettit II 1734–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1734

Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 15 September 1786

Death Location: Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joshua Sr

Mother: Susannah Carpenter

Spouse(s): Rachel Moore

Children(s): Joshua III

Joshua Pettit II was born in 1734 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America, the child of Joshua Pettit Sr And Susannah Carpenter. Joshua Pettit II married Rachel Moore, and had children including Joshua Pettit Iii. Joshua Pettit II passed away in 1786 in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Pettit II was born in 1734 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America, the child of Joshua Pettit Sr And Susannah Carpenter.
  • Joshua Pettit II married Rachel Moore, and had children including Joshua Pettit Iii.
  • Joshua Pettit II passed away in 1786 in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Joshua II's Ancestors

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Joshua II
1734–1786
Birth Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Joshua Pettit Sr
1701–1771
Newtown, Queens, British Colonial America, New York, USA
Susannah Carpenter
1704–1737
Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Pettit) III
1660–1715
Queens County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua II's Descendants

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Joshua (Pettit) II (20 September 1734–15 September 1786) m. Rachel Moore (1736–1786)
  1. 1. Joshua (Pettit) III 1764–1827 m. Judith Pettit 1765–1842

Joshua II's Timeline

2 Records

1734
20 September 1734
Birth of Joshua Pettit II in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
1786
15 September 1786
Age 52
Death of Joshua Pettit II in Cowpens, Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
Cowpens, Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1734
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1786
    Event Place: Cowpens, Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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