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William Mitchell Petit 1424–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1424

Birth Location: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1480

Death Location: Sussex, England

Father: John Petit

Mother: Margaret Trenoweth

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitford

Children(s):

In 1424, William Mitchell Petit entered the world in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, born to John Viiii Le Petit And Margaret De Trenoweth. William Mitchell Petit married Sarah Anne Whitford. William Mitchell Petit passed away in 1480 in Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1424, William Mitchell Petit entered the world in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, born to John Viiii Le Petit And Margaret De Trenoweth.
  • William Mitchell Petit married Sarah Anne Whitford.
  • William Mitchell Petit passed away in 1480 in Sussex, England.

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William Petit's Ancestors

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William Petit
1424–1480
Birth Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Parents
John VIIII Le Petit
1386–1455
Ardevora, Philleigh, Cornwall, England
Margaret (de) Trenoweth
1389–1471
Trenoweth, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John (Le Petit) VIII
1368–1429
Ardevora, Philleigh, Cornwall, England
Margaret (De) Roscarrock
1365–1430
Roscarrock Manor, Port Isaac, Cornwall, England
Ralph (II) Trenowith
1350–1427
Tregothnan, Cornwall, England
Joan Basset
1372–1449
Tehidy, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Amicia Bloyou
1345–
Michael II
1350–
Ralph Roscarrock
1340–
Isabel Goviiy
1345–1359
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bloyou
1305–
Margaret Tynton
1310–
John Roscarrock
1314–
Joab Cheynduit
1327–1400
Thomas Goviiy
1323–

William Petit's Timeline

2 Records

1424
1424
Birth of William Mitchell Petit in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1480
1480
Age 56
Death of William Mitchell Petit in Sussex, England
Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1424
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Sussex, England

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