Pettingill, John

Birth Name Pettingill, John 1a
Gender male
Age at Death 35 years, 3 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1753-11-13 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts   1a
Death 1789-03-09     1b
Military Service       1b
Note

He served in Capt. Aaron Smith's co.. Col. Gill's regt., Aug. 15 to Nov. 29, 1777 was a "bombadier," drafted from Gen. Warren's brigade. He kept a diaiy, which is at the U. S. Pension office; mentions brothers William and Obadiah. A confirmation of this military history is found in the fact that the widow, Elizabeth, married a second husband, Jeremiah Dillingham, at Auburn, Me., and had a daughter Louisa, born in 1803; in 1846 Louisa and Arminta Pettingell were "the only heirs of John Pettingell, who was in Capt. Aaron Smith's co.," etc.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Pettingill, Joseph1717-05-281777-03-05
Mother Phillips, Lydia1795-08-21
    Sister     Pettingill, Phebe 1746-03-05 1749-06-21
    Sister     Pettingill, Mary 1747-10-21 1828-12-09
    Sister     Pettingill, Esther 1749-01-31
    Sister     Pettingill, Hannah 1750-05-17
    Sister     Pettingill, Lydia 1752-02-08
         Pettingill, John 1753-11-13 1789-03-09
    Sister     Pettingill, Phebe 1755-10-25
    Brother     Pettingill, Joseph 1757-09-07 1777-11
    Brother     Pettingill, William 1759-11-29 1846-11-16
    Brother     Pettingill, Obadiah Sr 1762-02-10 1846-03-29
    Sister     Pettingill, Joanna 1762-02-10
 
Father Pettingill, Joseph1717-05-281777-03-05
Sprague, Mary1746-03-16

Families

Family of Pettingill, John and Thompson, Elizabeth
Married Wife Thompson, Elizabeth ( * 1763-04-23 + 1841-02-02 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1784-07-15 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts   1b
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Pettingill, John1785-02-05
Pettingill, Arminta1786-05-24
Pettingill, William1789-08-04