Benjamin James Chitty
about 1725–after 1746 (Age 21)
England
The Life Summary of Benjamin James
Benjamin James Chitty was born about 1725, in England as the son of Thomas Chitty and Rebecca Winter. He married Sarah Palmer in England. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died after 1746, in his hometown, at the age of 8275.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin James Chitty
1725–1746
Sarah Palmer
1722–1771
Marriage:
Benjamin Chitty Jr.
1743–1822
Spouse and Children
1725–1746Male
1722–1771Female
Marriage
England
Children
(1)
1743–1822Male
Parents and Siblings
1715–1746Male
–Female
Siblings
(2)
1725–1746Male
1737–Female
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): habitational name from a place called Chitty in the parish of Chislet, Kent, named from an Old English personal name Citta + ēg ‘island, dry ground in marsh’.Possibly an Americanized form of German Schütte (see Schutte ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Schutte
Sources (3)
- Benjamin Chitty in entry for Benjamin Chitty, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798
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