Brief Life History of John
When John Petteys was born in 1765, in Easton, Washington, New York, United States, his father, David Petteys, was 30 and his mother, Mary Colgrove, was 26. He married Olive Reynolds in 1804. He died on 8 December 1843, in Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Easton, Washington, New York, United States.
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- John Pettis, "United States Census, 1820"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Petteys - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Petteys
- John Petteys, "Find A Grave Index"
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1772
Historical Boundaries 1772: Charlotte, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Charlotte, New York, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Pettey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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