Jonathan Pettit

Brief Life History of Jonathan

When Jonathan Pettit was born in October 1693, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Pettit III, was 25 and his mother, Mary Bates, was 22. He married Hannah Holly about 1717, in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1772, in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Pettit
1693–1772
Hannah Holly
1694–1739
Marriage: about 1717
Hannah Pettit
1716–1739
Jonathan Pettit
1718–1754
John Pettit
1720–1754
Mary Pettit
1723–1809
James Pettit
1725–
Sarah Pettit
1727–1815
Abigail Pettit
1732–
Elizabeth Pettit
1735–1779

Sources (14)

  • Jonathan Pettet, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Jonathan Pettit, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Pettit, "England, Essex, Parish Registers, 1538-1997"

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Name Meaning

English (mainly southeastern): variant of Petit .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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