When Thomas C Petty was born in 1852, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Petty, was 42 and his mother, Diannah Hodgin, was 42. He lived in Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Washington Township, Clay, Missouri, United States in 1870.
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The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
English: variant of Petit . The name is also found inIreland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerryin the 17th century by Sir William Petty.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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