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William Pettit Bye 1791 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1791

Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1831

Death Location: Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA

Father: Hezekiah Bye

Mother: Sarah Pettit

Spouse(s): Frances Smith

Children(s): Emily Bye

In 1791, William Pettit Bye entered the world in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Hezekiah Bye and Sarah Pettit. William Pettit Bye married Frances Hunt Smith, and had children including Emily Cornelia Bye. William Pettit Bye passed away in 1831 in Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1791, William Pettit Bye entered the world in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Hezekiah Bye and Sarah Pettit.
  • William Pettit Bye married Frances Hunt Smith, and had children including Emily Cornelia Bye.
  • William Pettit Bye passed away in 1831 in Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hezekiah Bye
1754 – 1827
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Pettit
1758 – 1838
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frances Smith
1800 – 1879
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Emily Bye
1823 – 1856
Birth Location: –
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William Bye's Ancestors

Self
William Bye
1791 – 1831
Birth Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Bye
1754 – 1827
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Pettit
1758 – 1838
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Pettit
1722 – 1801
Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Charity Stevenson
1723 – 1780
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Pettit
1700 –
Mary Hallett
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hallett
1678 – 1756
Bridget Blackwell
1677 – 1749

William Bye's Descendants

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William (Pettit) Bye (21 Feb 1791 – 14 May 1831) m. Frances (Hunt) Smith (1800 – 10 Sep 1879)
  1. 1. Emily (Cornelia) Bye (20 Jun 1823 – 13 Mar 1856) m. James Aten (4 Sep 1807 – 27 Mar 1864)
    1. 1. Anna (Louisa) Aten (21 Sep 1848 – 16 Oct 1892) m. Peter (Cleaver) Young (19 May 1848 – 25 Jul 1899)
      1. 1. Frances (Aten) Young (27 Aug 1873 – 26 Apr 1965) m. Leo (Garnett) MacLaughlin (12 Dec 1873 – 25 Jul 1949)
        1. 1. Frances (Elliott) MacLaughlin (20 Jan 1903 – 20 Jun 1993) m. Robert (Leroy) Watson (4 Jan 1899 – 15 Sep 1932)
    2. 2. Shewell (Lorrain) Aten (4 May 1854 – 12 Apr 1886) m. Mary Schroder (19 Oct 1859 – 6 Nov 1927)
      1. 1. Mary (Emily) Aten
      2. 2. James (Fenimore) Aten (13 Oct 1877 – 17 Mar 1956) m. Emma (Louise) Faust (30 Dec 1877 – 4 Mar 1952)
        1. 1. Carl (Faust) Aten (3 Feb 1898 – 4 Sep 1958) m. Marguerite (Ronk) Thompson (22 Aug 1897 – 12 Feb 1993)
        2. 2. Beatrice (Dorothea) Aten (30 Jul 1899 – 26 Sep 1970) m. Elmer (Webster) Peterman (23 May 1903 – 17 May 1973)
        3. 3. James (Fenimore) Aten (2 Nov 1903 – 14 Jan 1973) m. Marie Daull (4 Dec 1906 – 2 Sep 1985)
        4. 4. Margaret (Emma) Aten (30 Jan 1908 – 15 Dec 1989) m. Howard (E) Wheland (8 Dec 1905 – 13 Sep 1989)
      3. 3. Edna (C) Aten (1883 – 1962)

William Bye's Timeline

2 Records

1791
21 Feb 1791
Birth of William Pettit Bye in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1831
14 May 1831
Age 40
Death of William Pettit Bye in Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1791
    Event Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1831
    Event Place: Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
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