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Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit 1851–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1851

Birth Location: Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1926

Death Location: South Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois

Father: Griffin Wilgus

Mother: Lydia Talmadge

Spouse(s): James Dr

Children(s): Roswell Pettit_, Harley Pettit

The story of Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit began in 1851 in Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA. Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit married James Wiley Pettit Dr, and had children including Harley Van Alstyne Pettit, Roswell Talmadge Pettit. Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit passed away in 1926 in South Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit began in 1851 in Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA.
  • Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit married James Wiley Pettit Dr, and had children including Harley Van Alstyne Pettit, Roswell Talmadge Pettit.
  • Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit passed away in 1926 in South Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Griffin Wilgus
1823–1895
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
GW
Lydia Talmadge
1824–1868
Birth Location: Greenville, New York, USA
LT

Spouses(s)

James Dr
1848–1926
Birth Location: Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, USA
JD

Children(s)

Roswell Pettit_
1885–1953
Birth Location: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
RP
Harley Pettit
1882–1964
Birth Location: Illinois
HP

Maria Pettit's Ancestors

Self
Maria Pettit
1851–1926
Birth Place: Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA
Parents
Griffin Wilgus
1823–1895
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Lydia (Margaret) Talmadge
1824–1868
Greenville, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Pettit's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Louise Wilgus) Pettit (18 Jul 1851–23 Nov 1926) m. James (Wiley Pettit) Dr (04 Aug 1848–03 Sep 1926)
  1. 1. Roswell (Talmadge) Pettit_ 1885–1953 m. Dorothy (Lord Blatchford) Pettit 1889–1981
    1. 1. Marie (Louise Pettit) More 1922–2013 m. James (Kent Frisbee) More 1911–1974
    2. 2. Francis (B Pettit) O'Halloran 1921–1985
  2. 2. Harley (Van Alstyne) Pettit 1882–1964 m. Lucy (Belle Nugent) Pettit 1881–1956
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane Pettit) Campbell 1915–1995 m. Charles (Wayne) Campbell 1909–1994
    2. 2. Ann (P) Leland 1913–2006 m. Hugh (Hamilton) Leland 1908–1958
    3. 3. Patricia Pettit 1919–2009 m. Franklyn (Bliss Snyder) Jr 1916–2011

Maria Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1851
18 Jul 1851
Birth of Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit in Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA
Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA
1926
23 Nov 1926
Age 75
Death of Maria Louise Wilgus Pettit in South Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
South Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1926
    Event Place: South Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
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