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Pettit Family History
Pettit Genealogy & Family TreePettit is an English name from Kent, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the French petit which means "small." The earliest known ancestor--Aluric Petit--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. Roots for this name can also be found in France.
Other spellings of the name include "Petit" and "Petitt." Notable people with the surname include American NASA astronaut Donald Roy Pettit, American basketball player Bob Pettit (Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks), and American baseball player Chris Pettit (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). The first Pettit to come to America was Anne Pettit in Massachusetts in 1630.
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Pettit Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Pettit -- --, 1609 October 0, 1688
- Thomas Pettit -- --, 1570 December 0, 1608
- Valentine Pettit -- --, 1429 November 3, 1490
- Matilda Eve Pettit -- --, 1837 March 20, 1869 New York
- Phebe Pettit -- --, 1838 February 21, 1851 Pennsylvania
Pettit Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- M Rene Pettit -- --, 1887 December 0, 1894 Pennsylvania
- Francis Alonzo Pettit -- --, 1887 November 7, 1905 Pennsylvania
- Matthias L Pettit -- --, 1804 December 12, 1859 Pennsylvania
- Ellen Pettit -- --, 1834 July 1, 1909 New South Wales
- William D Pettit -- --, 1856 July 4, 1909 Virginia
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