Brief Life History of Jean Francois
When Jean Francois Petit was born on 24 June 1818, in Chazelles-sur-Albe, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, his father, Jean Joseph Petit, was 36 and his mother, Marie Anne Stourm, was 37. He had at least 6 sons and 5 daughters with Mary Miller. He lived in Milton Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Doylestown, Chippewa Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 6 August 1900, in Doylestown, Wayne, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Saint Peters and Pauls Cemetery, Doylestown, Wayne, Ohio, United States.
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- Frances Petit in household of John C Zellner, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jean Francois Petit, "France, Births and Baptisms, 1546-1896"
- Francis Petit, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1836 · Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe was made specifically right before Napoleon I victory in Austerlitz in 1806 and took 30 years to build. Sadly Napoleon I would not live to see the creation finished. It’s name means triumphal arch. Assassination attempts were made on both Charles De Gaulle and Jacques Chirac from this location. Even though its name means triumph it has seen many times where Germans triumphally marched under it after winning battles.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Alain, Michel, Normand, Mireille, Philippe, Pierre, Achille, Armand, Jean Claude, Jean Jacques, Ketly, Adrien.
French, Walloon, Catalan, English, Jewish (from southern France), West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Mauritian: from (Old) French, Catalan, and Middle English petit ‘small’, hence a nickname for a small man (or an ironic nickname for a big man), or a distinguishing name for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Compare Little , Petee , and Petite .
History: Charles Petit from Anneville-Ambourville in Seine-Maritime, France, married Jeanne Rossignol (Martin and Renée Desjardins) in Quebec City, QC, in 1670. Nicolas Petit dit Lapré/Laprée from Le Gué-d'Alleré in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie Pouponnel in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1656. Pierre Petit dit Gobin from Lyon in Rhône married Marguerite Véron in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1692. Pierre Petit dit Saint-Pierre from Évreux in Eure, France, married Judith Miville in Quebec City, QC, in 1758; see also St. Pierre . — This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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