Edwin
Pettit
Born in Queen's Co., New York
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Pettit
and Mary Pettit
Husband of
Rebecca Hood (Hill) Pettit
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Maria Pettit
— married
1849 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edwin Pettit and Archibald Newell Pettit
Died
at age 90
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2015
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Biography
Went to California 1849 as herd boy for Mr. Pomeroy; worked in gold mines, returning to Salt Lake City 1850 with Charles C. Rich company; went with colony sent by President Young to San Bernardo, California, 1850, and there served with “San Bernardino Rangers,” returning to Utah six years later. Has crossed desert from Salt Lake City to California twenty times. Member of body guard of Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells.
Sources
- Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. http://pioneers.rstebbing.com/P.html
- 1900 US Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1684; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1241684
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2020), memorial page for Edwin Pettit (16 Feb 1834–17 Apr 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #47828772, citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Nick Fix (contributor 47096857) .
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