When Catherine Elizabeth Petty was born on 26 May 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Albert Petty, was 48 and her mother, Catherine Pettey, was 41. She married James Peas Edwards on 4 July 1861, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900 and Emery, Emery, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 23 December 1914, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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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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