Brief Life History of Abel Sherwood
When Abel Sherwood Peet was born on 10 November 1792, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Elijah Peet, was 33 and his mother, Anna Seeley, was 26. He married Eunice Hill on 22 January 1822, in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1840 and Connecticut, United States in 1870. He died on 22 January 1872, in Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Stepney Cemetery, Stepney, Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Abel Peet, "United States Census, 1840"
- Abel Peet, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Abel Peet, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from a pet form of the personal name Peter .
Dutch: relationship name or nickname from Middle Dutch pete ‘godfather, godmother’, or ‘godchild’.
Altered form of French Pitre .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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