Abigail Pettit

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Pettit was born on 21 February 1771, in Hempstead Town, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Increase Pettit, was 44 and her mother, Martha Eldert, was 41. She died on 31 December 1785, in her hometown, at the age of 14.

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Family Time Line

Increase Pettit
1726–1805
Martha Eldert
1729–1805
John Pettit
1746–1820
Martha Pettit
1749–1817
Joshua Pettit
1751–1818
William Pettit
1754–1813
James Pettit
1757–1846
Elizabeth Pettit
1761–1775
Abigail Pettit
1771–1785

Sources (4)

  • The Ancestry, Descendants and Life of Ethan Pettit (1810-1884) by Robert R. King, Kay Atkinson King.
  • History of Oceanside 1800-1850 as found on Ancestry.com
  • Part 2 Edwin Pettit Family and Temple Record Book, by Edwin Pettit & others. Page 2

Name Meaning

English (mainly southeastern): variant of Petit .

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

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