James
Benson
Pettit
Born in Saltfleet, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Son of John Charles Pettit
and Martha Jemina Biggar
Brother of
Robert Pettit, Elizabeth Pettit, Ann Pettit, Sarah (Pettit) Clement, Charles Pettit, Rachel Pettit, Joseph Pettit, John Charles Pettit and Priscilla Pettit
Husband of
Mary (Carpenter) Pettit
— married
1820 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anne (Pettit) Brown
Died
at age 54
in Saltfleet Twp, Wentworth, Canada West
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2011
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Biography
James was born in 1797. He was the son of John Charles Pettit and Martha Jemina Biggar.
He married Mary Carpenter.
James died in 1851.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62713203/james-benson-pettit: accessed 20 September 2023), memorial page for James Benson Pettit (19 Mar 1797–16 Oct 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62713203, citing Winona 'The Fifty' Cemetery, Winona, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Barbara Lewis (contributor 46931482).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Albert McKay 
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