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William Pettit 1554 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England

Death Date: abt 1624

Death Location: Margate, Thanet, Kent, England

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: x Thatcher

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In 1554, William Pettit entered the world in Margate, Kent, England, born to Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle and x Lady Dianise Thatcher. William Pettit passed away in 1624 in Margate, Thanet, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1554, William Pettit entered the world in Margate, Kent, England, born to Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle and x Lady Dianise Thatcher.
  • William Pettit passed away in 1624 in Margate, Thanet, Kent, England.

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William Pettit's Ancestors

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William Pettit
1554 – 1624
Birth Place: Margate, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle
1518 – 1596
Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
x (Lady Dianise) Thatcher
1546 – 1607
Ellington, Huntingdonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (John Richard II) Pettit
1486 – 1529
Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
Lady (Matilda) Colman
1490 – 1530
Fordwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Pettit
1456 – 1532
Lady Philpott
1461 – 1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of William Pettit in Margate, Kent, England
Margate, Kent, England
1624
abt 1624
Age 70
Death of William Pettit in Margate, Thanet, Kent, England
Margate, Thanet, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Margate, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1624
    Event Place: Margate, Thanet, Kent, England

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