Sarah Pettit

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Pettit was born in 1799, in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Pettit, was 25 and her mother, Martha Jones, was 23. She married Thomas Wiggins on 23 May 1820, in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 19 April 1863, in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 64, and was buried in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Wiggins
1772–1847
Sarah Pettit
1799–1863
Marriage: 23 May 1820
Martha Wiggins
about 1820–
William Wiggins
about 1826–1897

Sources (7)

  • Sarah Wiggins in household of William Wiggins, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Sarah Pettit, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Sarah Wiggins, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (mainly southeastern): variant of Petit .

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

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