Individual 60: Pettit, Thomas

Individual Record 60

Name} Pettit, Thomas

Family History} Olson

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Race} White

Sex} Male

Birth: Date} Cir 1823/1824

Place} New Jersey

Marr.: Date} Exa 07 Nov 1846

Place} Essex, New Jersey (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 30 Mar 1896

Place} Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Burial: Date} Exa 1 Apr 1896

Place} Woodland Cemetery, Newark, Essex, New Jersey

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Source 1}	1337=Marriage rec
Source 2}	2233=Birth record
Source 3}	1272=Birth record
Source 4}	1294=1860 USA cen
Source 5}	1271=City directy
Source 6}	1353=Military rec
Source 7}	2232=1870 USA cen
Source 8}	1894=Cemetery rec
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Parents: } Unknown
Relationship No.} None

1st Household No.}

Occupation 1} Schooner captain
Occupation 2} Boatman

Religion/Church}

Spouses: Prime} Brown, Leah
Total Number of} 1

Notes: Thomas Pettit was born about 1823 or 1824. The 1860 U.S. census lists his place of birth as New Jersey, and the 1870 U.S. census lists it as Long Island, New York. His parents are unknown.

Thomas Pettit married Leah Brown on 7 Nov 1846 in Essex County, New Jersey. They are not found in the 1850 U.S. census. In the 1860 U.S. census, Thomas Pettit (transcribed as Bennet), 36, and his wife Leah, 34, were living in Newark Ward 5, Essex, New Jersey. Thomas was the captain of a schooner and his personal estate was $200. Their children were Stephen, 12, George, 10, and Mary, 6.

Thomas Pettit is listed in the Newark, New Jersey City Directory, 1861 as living at 23 Plume, Newark. Thomas Pettit, 40, is listed in the Civil War Draft Registration Records on 1 Jul 1863, living in the 5th Congressional District, Newark, New Jersey. There is no record that he actually served.

In the 1870 U.S. census, Thomas Pettit, 46, and his wife Leah, 45, were living in Newark Ward 5, Essex, New Jersey. Thomas was a boatman. His parents were both of foreign birth. Their children were Stephen, 23, George, 20, Mary, 16, and Elizabeth, 5. Thomas and his two sons were all boatmen. Also in the household was Kesiah Brown, 74, probably Leah's mother.

Thomas is not found in any further census records. He died 30 Mar 1896 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, and was buried 2 Apr 1896 in the Woodland Cemetery, Essex, New Jersey.

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Immigr'n Date} N/A

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Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees}

Military: Service} for the State of}

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Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock

Date Updated} 28 Mar 2026
Date Created} 15 Jun 2012

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