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08-11-17, 02:33
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You're on my home territory, you know, Terri! I looked around quite a bit and couldn't find anything for you, I'm afraid. It's tantalizing, though, as some of our best old friends here have Pettit ancestors. Will keep my eyes open and let you know if I stumble across anything. Good luck!
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08-11-17, 04:23
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Not sure if these are yours, but there is a legal proceeding that Ancestry has transcribed with an "inferred death year" of 1900 for an Edward S. Pettit. In fact the document dated 27 March 1900 is a petition for guardianship of Edward, an "infant" aged 14 and upwards, to be granted to Elizabeth Pettit of Niagara Falls. If your Edward Stephen Henry Pettit was born in 1882, he would still have been a minor of about 18 years in 1900, so this might fit.
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive...05116451_00545 New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 Name Edward S Pettit Probate Date 27 Mar 1900 Probate Place Niagara, New York, USA Inferred Death Year Abt 1900 Inferred Death Place New York, USA Item Description Minutes, Orders, and Decrees, Vol 0031-32
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09-11-17, 02:07
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09-11-17, 02:36
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Okay, it's true. Dora is on the 1900 census aged 9, born August 1890. (The census was taken in June.) They're farming over in Yates County, written up as Joice.
Ancestry: Abraham Joice family 1910 Yates, NY Line Number Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation Family Number Surname Given Name Relationship Race Gender Birth Month Birth Year Age Marital Status Years Married Number of Children Born Number of Children Living Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Immigration Year Years in US Naturalization Occupation Months Not Employed Attended School Can Read Can Write Can Speak English House Owned or Rented House Owned Free or Mortgaged Farm or House 40 236 237 Joice Abraham Head White Male Jan 1869 31 Married 12 England England England 1884 16 Al Farmer 0 Yes Yes Yes R F F 41 236 237 Joice Caroline Wife White Female Mar 1869 31 Married 12 4 3 New York New York New York Yes Yes Yes 42 236 237 Joice Satie Daughter White Female Mar 1888 12 Single New York England New York At School 8 Yes Yes Yes 43 236 237 Joice Dora Daughter White Female Aug 1890 9 Single New York England New York 44 777 237 Joice Clarence Son White Male Jan 1892 8 Single New York England New York So you need a marriage around 1905. Last edited by Janet; 09-11-17 at 02:58.
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09-11-17, 03:42
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Well, I don't know if you're going to find a legal marriage to Edward Pettit or not. Here she is in 1913 having skipped across the border to Canada and on 21 November 1913 she’s age 24, spinster, marrying Claud M. Wheeler.
Dora May Joyce - Claud M Wheeler Ancestry also has the Find A Grave index for her. She is buried back home where she came from in Yates County, NY. Dora May Wheeler Name: Dora May Wheeler Maiden Name: Joyce Birth Date: 26 Aug 1889 Birth Place: Yates County, New York, United States of America Death Date: 18 Oct 1943 Death Place: Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, United States of America Cemetery: Shuman Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Potter, Yates County, New York, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Claude Mornington Wheeler Children: Clarence J. Wheeler
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09-11-17, 17:59
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Hi Janet, thanks so much for all that information
I found Edward and Dora on FMP in 1910. It didn't say how long she had been married. She was 19 then, so she married at 14??? Blimey ..........! I have a WW1 record for Edward dated 1918 and his next of kin is Lilian, no relationship named but presumably a wife. Last edited by Terri; 09-11-17 at 18:08.
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