Dr. John Pettit, M.D. and Elizabeth Major

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Husband Dr. John Pettit, M.D. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 15 Oct 1818 - Columbiana Co, OH
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Apr 1882
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

       Marriage: 

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Wife Elizabeth Major

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           Born: 1823
     Christened: 
           Died: 1899
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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Children

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1 M Tracy Bronson Pettit ⁴

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           Born: 1855
     Christened: 
           Died: 1924
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Cora Lee Mays (Abt 1864-1895) 4
           Marr: 1881 - Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Martha Jane Scott (1860-1918)
           Marr: 1896 - ? Venango Co, PA

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2 F Florence Pettit

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           Born: 27 Sep 1857
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jul 1871
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M John M. Pettit

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           Born: 15 Jan 1860
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 1861
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John Pettit, M.D.

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He was born Oct. 8, 1818. [HVC 1879, 651]

He came to Venango County in 1848, and settled on the farm in Victory township. He practiced medicine there after he came to the county, and was the only resident doctor in the township. He served multiple terms as Justice of the Peace.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 651.

2 Newton Edward Brightwell, DeWoody Records (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), Pg 58.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 161.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1029.