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William Pettit 1735–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Pettit

Mother: Mary Levitt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Pettit

The story of William Pettit began in 1735 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England. William Pettit married Ann Gardiner, and had children including John Pettit. William Pettit passed away in 1773 in Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pettit began in 1735 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William Pettit married Ann Gardiner, and had children including John Pettit.
  • William Pettit passed away in 1773 in Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pettit's Ancestors

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William Pettit
1735–1773
Birth Place: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Pettit
1714–1783
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Levitt
1714–1783
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
William Pettit
1672–1729
England
Susan Denny
1674–1720
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Richard Levitt
1685–1752
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Ellen Cheesman
1686–1769
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Denny
1646–1675
John Lovett
–1707
Alice
–1715
Nicholas Cheeseman
1646–
Ursula Lucket
1652–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Denny
1621–
Nicholas Luckett
1619–1655
Alice
–1658

William Pettit's Descendants

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William Pettit (1735–1773)
  1. 1. John Pettit 1759–1804 m. Mary (Jepson) Gibson 1758–1831
    1. 1. John Pettit 1794–1871 m. Mary Orpan 1798–1871
      1. 1. Jane Pettit 1837–1916 m. James (Pattison) Swadling 1839–1916
        1. 1. James Swadling 1857–1926 m. Elizabeth (Catherine Harriet) Rose 1860–1930

William Pettit's Timeline

3 Records

1735
1735
Birth of William Pettit in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
1735
8 Jun 1735
William Pettit was baptized in Isleham,Cambridge,England
Isleham,Cambridge,England
1773
1773
Age 38
Death of William Pettit in Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England
Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1735
    Event Place: Isleham,Cambridge,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

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