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Sarah Eliza Pettit 1848–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1848

Birth Location: Ontario

Death Date: Jun 1891

Death Location: Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: John* Jr

Mother: Harriet Bedell*

Spouse(s): R. Rigsby

Children(s): Edward Rigsby, Alice Rigsby, Edith Rigsby, Arthur Rigsby, Walter Rigsby, Edward Rigsby, Edith Rigsby, John Rigsby, Sarah Rigsby

In 1848, Sarah Eliza Pettit entered the world in Ontario, born to John Charles Pettit Jr And Harriet Eliza Pettit Nee Bedell. In 1851, Sarah Eliza Pettit resided in Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Sarah Eliza Pettit married R Walter Rigsby, and had children including Alice Maud Mary Rigsby, Arthur Morphy Rigsby, Edith Elenor Rigsby, Edith Elenor Rigsby, Edward Morphy Rigsby, John Pettit Rigsby, Sarah Winnifred Rigsby, Walter Hasiold Rigsby. Sarah Eliza Pettit passed away in 1891 in Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Sarah Eliza Pettit entered the world in Ontario, born to John Charles Pettit Jr And Harriet Eliza Pettit Nee Bedell.
  • In 1851, Sarah Eliza Pettit resided in Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • Sarah Eliza Pettit married R Walter Rigsby, and had children including Alice Maud Mary Rigsby, Arthur Morphy Rigsby, Edith Elenor Rigsby, Edith Elenor Rigsby, Edward Morphy Rigsby, John Pettit Rigsby, Sarah Winnifred Rigsby, Walter Hasiold Rigsby.
  • Sarah Eliza Pettit passed away in 1891 in Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Pettit's Ancestors

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Sarah Pettit
1848–1891
Birth Place: Ontario
Parents
John* Charles Pettit Jr
1808–1877
Saltfleet Twp, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Harriet (Eliza Pettit, nee) Bedell*
1815–1889
Winona, Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Pettit's Descendants

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Sarah (Eliza) Pettit (abt 1848–Jun 1891) m. R. (Walter) Rigsby (abt 1846–1 Jun 1922)
  1. 1. Edward (Morphy) Rigsby 1882–1951
  2. 2. Alice (Maud Mary*) Rigsby 1874–1951 m. John (Franklin) White 1874–1961 m. John (Franklin) White 1874– m. John (Franklin) White 1874–1961
    1. 1. John (Rigsby) White 1908–1990
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Maude "Beth") White 1920–1974
    3. 3. Ernest (Franklin) White 1901–1980
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Maude "Beth") White 1920–1974
    5. 5. Ernest (Franklin) White 1901–1980
    6. 6. John (Rigsby) White 1908–1990
  3. 3. Edith (Elenor) Rigsby 1875–1945 m. Albert (John) Alcock 1857–1927
    1. 1. Albert (Walter John) Alcock 1909–1996
    2. 2. Charles (Thomas) Alcock 1914–1970
    3. 3. Elizabeth Allcock 1908–
    4. 4. Edith Allcock 1909–
    5. 5. Lillian Allcock 1910–
    6. 6. Hildreth (Neill) Alcock 1896–1981
    7. 7. Phyllis (Haines) Alcock 1894–1940
    8. 8. Clair Alcock 1887–1887
    9. 9. Earl (Moody) Alcock 1889–1961
    10. 10. Wydmer (Hope) Alcock 1890–1960
    11. 11. Rene (Annie) Alcock 1886–1967
    12. 12. Victor (Albert) Alcock 1884–1980
    13. 13. Varon Alcock 1900–1984
    14. 14. Halcha (Mary) Alcock 1895–1991
  4. 4. Arthur (Morphy) Rigsby 1880–1882
  5. 5. Walter (Hasiold) Rigsby 1882–
  6. 6. Edward (Morphy) Rigsby 1883–1951 m. Jessie (Agnes) McCleymont 1893–1973 m. Gladys (May Rigsby, nee) Rattenberry 1892–1927
    1. 1. Ernest (Edward) Rigsby 1924–1994 m. Shellie (Louise Rigsby, nee) Wooten 1926–1997
      1. 1. Larry (R.) Rigsby 1946–2011
    2. 2. John (Walter) Rigsby 1920–
    3. 3. Alexander Rigsby 1926–
    4. 4. Alexander Rigsby 1926–
  7. 7. Edith (Elenor*) Rigsby 1875–1945
  8. 8. John (Pettit) Rigsby 1878–1929
  9. 9. Sarah (Winnifred) Rigsby –1950

Sarah Pettit's Timeline

8 Records

1848
abt 1848
Birth of Sarah Eliza Pettit in Ontario
Ontario
1849
26 Aug 1849
Age 1
Birth of Sarah Eliza Pettit in Winona, Wentworth Co, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Winona, Wentworth Co, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
1851
1851
Age 3
Sarah Eliza Pettit resided here in Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1881
1881
Age 33
Sarah Eliza Pettit resided here in Saltfleet, Wentworth South, Ontario, Canada
Saltfleet, Wentworth South, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 43
Sarah Eliza Pettit resided here in Wyoming, Lambton West, Ontario, Canada
Wyoming, Lambton West, Ontario, Canada
1891
15 Jun 1891
Age 43
Death of Sarah Eliza Pettit in Wyoming, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Wyoming, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1891
15 Jun 1891
Age 43
Death of Sarah Eliza Pettit in Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1891
Jun 1891
Age 43
Burial of Sarah Eliza Pettit in Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Winona, Wentworth Co, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Ontario
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11758; Page: 23; Line: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Saltfleet, Wentworth South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Saltfleet, Wentworth South, Ontario; Roll: C_13255; Page: 19; Family No: 97

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wyoming, Lambton West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Wyoming, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1891
    Event Place: Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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