Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Pettit was born on 26 July 1769, in Hampshire, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Joshua Pettit Junior, was 34 and his mother, Rachel Monroe, was 33. He married Elizabeth Hendon on 2 June 1791, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1820 and Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1785. He died on 25 May 1831, in Enoree, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Pauline, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
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- Benjn Pettet, "United States Census, 1800"
- Benjamin Pettit, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin Petit, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
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 (mainly southeastern): variant of Petit .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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