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Descendants of Isaac Pettit

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  ISAAC1 PETTIT was born 1817 in Canada, and died 1875.  He married MERCY VROOMAN, daughter of SCHUYLER VROOMAN.  She was born 1831 in Canada, and died 08 Jul 1901 in Croton, Michigan.

       

Children of ISAAC PETTIT and MERCY VROOMAN are:

                   i.       JENNIE2 PETTIT, m. JOHN WHITBECK.

                  ii.       MARY PETTIT, m. JOHN TIFT.

2.              iii.       HENRY PETTIT, b. 12 Mar 1847, Canada; d. 12 Jun 1905, Austin Township, Mecosta County, MI.

                 iv.       JOHN PETTIT, b. 1848, Canada; d. 31 Jul 1918, Yakima, WA; m. ELIZABETH ANN RHODES, 06 Feb 1872.

3.               v.       ELAM PETTIT, b. 01 Jun 1850, Canada; d. 01 Dec 1913, Austin Township, Mecosta County, MI.

                 vi.       JANE PETTIT, b. 1853.

                vii.       JAMES PETTIT, b. 1854; m. ELINOR VANWERMER, 30 Sep 1877.

               viii.       AARON PETTIT, b. 1856.

                  ix.       CHARLES PETTIT, b. 1856; m. ADDIE L. SAUNDERS, 25 Mar 1878.

                   x.       CATHERINE PETTIT, b. 1857.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  HENRY2 PETTIT (ISAAC1) was born 12 Mar 1847 in Canada, and died 12 Jun 1905 in Austin Township, Mecosta County, MI.  He married HARRIET QUACKENBUSH 05 Jul 1867, daughter of PETER QUACKENBUSH and MARIA MORGAN.  She was born 06 Jul 1850, and died 14 Feb 1920.

       

Children of HENRY PETTIT and HARRIET QUACKENBUSH are:

                   i.       INFANT3 PETTIT.

                  ii.       MARTHA A. PETTIT, d. 07 Sep 1878, Croton, Michigan.

                 iii.       PETER ROBERT PETTIT, b. 26 Mar 1868, Canada; d. 19 Dec 1930, Ranier, Washington; m. ABBY ELIZABETH GIVENS, 20 Jun 1891, Centralia, Washington.

                 iv.       WILLIAM H. PETTIT, b. 1869; d. 1898, Ranier, Washington.

4.               v.       BYRON PETTIT, b. 1873, MI; d. Jun 1933, Hastings, MI.

5.              vi.       MARY PETTIT, b. 1876, Michigan; d. 1936, Mecosta County, Michigan.

 

 

3.  ELAM2 PETTIT (ISAAC1) was born 01 Jun 1850 in Canada, and died 01 Dec 1913 in Austin Township, Mecosta County, MI.  He married SARAH QUACKENBUSH 27 Sep 1869, daughter of PETER QUACKENBUSH and MARIA MORGAN.  She was born 1853 in New York, and died 1881.

       

Children of ELAM PETTIT and SARAH QUACKENBUSH are:

6.                i.       JOHN3 PETTIT, b. 1870; d. 1950.

7.               ii.       ANNA PETTIT, b. 1875; d. 1946.

8.              iii.       FRED PETTIT, b. 29 Sep 1877, Stanwood, Michigan; d. 14 Sep 1931, Big Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  BYRON3 PETTIT (HENRY2, ISAAC1) was born 1873 in MI, and died Jun 1933 in Hastings, MI.  He married FLORENCE FALCONER 26 Mar 1905 in Grand Rapids, MI.  She was born 18 Jan 1879.

       

Child of BYRON PETTIT and FLORENCE FALCONER is:

9.                i.       MELVIN L.4 PETTIT, b. 26 May 1908.

 

 

5.  MARY3 PETTIT (HENRY2, ISAAC1) was born 1876 in Michigan, and died 1936 in Mecosta County, Michigan.  She married LAFAYETTE SMITH.  He was born 1873, and died 1931.

       

Children of MARY PETTIT and LAFAYETTE SMITH are:

10.              i.       MILDRED4 SMITH, d. Feb 1954.

11.             ii.       ROYAL SMITH, d. 1972.

 

 

6.  JOHN3 PETTIT (ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 1870, and died 1950.  He married (1) IDA.    He married (2) CLARA M. COOPER.  She was born 1883 in England, and died 1961.  He married (3) GRACE POTTER 1893, daughter of JOHN POTTER and SUSAN.  She was born 06 Jul 1877, and died 05 Dec 1957.

       

Children of JOHN PETTIT and GRACE POTTER are:

                   i.       CLARENCE4 PETTIT.

12.             ii.       ANNA PETTIT, b. 28 Aug 1894, Stanwood, Michigan; d. 1982.

13.            iii.       WALTER LEE PETTIT, b. 19 Sep 1896, Stanwood, Michigan; d. 1982, Big Rapids, Michigan.

                 iv.       EVERETT PETTIT, b. 1903; d. 1904.

                  v.       VERN PETTIT, b. 1914; d. 1960.

 

 

7.  ANNA3 PETTIT (ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 1875, and died 1946.  She married (1) CLAUDE NILES.    She married (2) RICHARD SWIFT.    She married (3) HELMS. 

       

Children of ANNA PETTIT and CLAUDE NILES are:

                   i.       CHARLES4 NILES.

                  ii.       MILDRED NILES.

 

 

8.  FRED3 PETTIT (ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 29 Sep 1877 in Stanwood, Michigan, and died 14 Sep 1931 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He married ERMA BROWN. 

       

Children of FRED PETTIT and ERMA BROWN are:

                   i.       OVA MAE4 PETTIT, b. 31 Mar 1900, Mecosta; d. 29 Apr 1979; m. (1) CHARLES TROUP; m. (2) ARTHUR E. SCHUBERG; m. (3) C.J. KIBBE.

                  ii.       EDNA PETTIT, b. 24 Sep 1901, Stanwood, Michigan.

                 iii.       ROY PETTIT, b. 05 Jun 1905; d. 09 Jul 1971.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

9.  MELVIN L.4 PETTIT (BYRON3, HENRY2, ISAAC1) was born 26 May 1908.  He married (1) CORAL KOOI NASON.  She was born 09 Dec 1916.  He married (2) LUCILLE POTTER 26 Mar 1928 in Byron, OH, daughter of WILLIAM POTTER and CLARA COOPER.  She was born 29 Nov 1909.  He married (3) DORVAL ORR 27 Jul 1940.  She was born 02 May 1907 in Mansfield, OH, and died 18 Sep 1967 in Kalamazoo, MI.

       

Children of MELVIN PETTIT and LUCILLE POTTER are:

14.              i.       MELVIN DAVID5 PETTIT, b. 08 May 1934.

15.             ii.       BONNIE PETTIT, b. 14 Jan 1929.

 

 

10.  MILDRED4 SMITH (MARY3 PETTIT, HENRY2, ISAAC1) died Feb 1954.  She married EDWARD GILLIES.  He died Jan 1953.

       

Children of MILDRED SMITH and EDWARD GILLIES are:

                   i.       MARY ELIZABETH5 GILLIES, m. JACK MILLER.

                  ii.       EDWARD GILLIES, b. 30 Mar 1930; m. GERTRUDE ALKEMA.

 

 

11.  ROYAL4 SMITH (MARY3 PETTIT, HENRY2, ISAAC1) died 1972.  He married CATHERINE. 

       

Children of ROYAL SMITH and CATHERINE are:

                   i.       BETTY5 SMITH, m. KNOLL.

                  ii.       VONNIE SMITH, m. HANSE.

 

 

12.  ANNA4 PETTIT (JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 28 Aug 1894 in Stanwood, Michigan, and died 1982.  She married CHARLES BOSSHARDT. 

       

Children of ANNA PETTIT and CHARLES BOSSHARDT are:

16.              i.       CHARLES JENNINGS5 BOSSHARDT, b. 22 Jan 1921, Atlanta, Georgia.

                  ii.       DONALD BOSSHARDT, b. 14 Dec 1924, Atlanta, Georgia; m. PEGGY.

 

 

13.  WALTER LEE4 PETTIT (JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 19 Sep 1896 in Stanwood, Michigan, and died 1982 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He married MYRTLE POTTER 25 Jul 1921, daughter of WILLIAM POTTER and CLARA COOPER.  She was born 14 Apr 1901 in Kalkaska, Michigan?, and died 11 Aug 1976 in Big Rapids, Michigan.

       

Children of WALTER PETTIT and MYRTLE POTTER are:

17.              i.       LOIS LORRAINE5 PETTIT, b. 26 Jun 1922, Big Rapids, Michigan.

                  ii.       INFANT PETTIT, b. 1923.

18.            iii.       HAROLD LEE PETTIT, b. 27 Feb 1925, Big Rapids, Michigan.

19.            iv.       CARL PETTIT, b. 03 Mar 1927.

20.             v.       JACK PETTIT, b. 08 Sep 1930, Big Rapids, MI; d. 1990, Flint, MI.

                 vi.       INFANT PETTIT, b. 1932.

21.           vii.       LEON PETTIT, b. 03 Nov 1934.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

14.  MELVIN DAVID5 PETTIT (MELVIN L.4, BYRON3, HENRY2, ISAAC1) was born 08 May 1934.  He married JOHANNA GRASSO.  She was born 18 Jul 1934.

       

Children of MELVIN PETTIT and JOHANNA GRASSO are:

                   i.       DUANE6 PETTIT, b. 17 Jul 1955.

                  ii.       CRAIG PETTIT, b. 06 Oct 1957.

 

 

15.  BONNIE5 PETTIT (MELVIN L.4, BYRON3, HENRY2, ISAAC1) was born 14 Jan 1929.  She married JOHN ALEXANDER.  He was born 17 Apr 1918.

       

Children of BONNIE PETTIT and JOHN ALEXANDER are:

                   i.       JACK6 ALEXANDER, b. 18 May 1949.

                  ii.       MARK ALEXANDER, b. 01 Mar 1952.

                 iii.       CHRIS ALEXANDER, b. 29 May 1956.

 

 

16.  CHARLES JENNINGS5 BOSSHARDT (ANNA4 PETTIT, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 22 Jan 1921 in Atlanta, Georgia.  He married RUTH. 

       

Children of CHARLES BOSSHARDT and RUTH are:

22.              i.       DAVID6 BOSSHARDT, b. 11 May 1952, Atlanta.

23.             ii.       ROBERT HAYDEN BOSSHARDT, b. 01 Sep 1954, Atlanta.

24.            iii.       GLEN BOSSHARDT, b. 19 Jun 1957, Atlanta.

 

 

17.  LOIS LORRAINE5 PETTIT (WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 26 Jun 1922 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  She married ROBERT FREDERICK LUTZKE 05 Sep 1954 in Big Rapids, Michigan, son of FRIEDRICH LUTZKE and FLORENCE PRETZMAN.  He was born 02 May 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died 26 Aug 2004 in Big Rapids, MI.

 

Notes for ROBERT FREDERICK LUTZKE:

Painted Aunt Dorothy's store in Libertyville as a teenager, and bought a 9 shot 22 cal pistol with the money. Later used the pistol  to shoot out streetlights in the suburbs while cruising with friends.

 

More About ROBERT FREDERICK LUTZKE:

Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetary, Stanwood, MI

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Congestive Heart Failure - a complication of Leukemia

Childhood: 1939, Visited "Aunt Lizzie" in Cashton, WI with father. This may have been Elsie Elizabeth Knoll.

       

Children of LOIS PETTIT and ROBERT LUTZKE are:

25.              i.       WALTER FREDRIC6 LUTZKE, b. 19 Oct 1955, Community Hospital, Big Rapids, Michigan (2:35pm).

                  ii.       ROBERT FREDERICK LUTZKE II, b. 11 Apr 1963.

 

 

18.  HAROLD LEE5 PETTIT (WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 27 Feb 1925 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He married (1) 1ST WIFE OF HAROLD PETTIT.    He married (2) FLORENCE THOMAS 28 Aug 1954 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  She was born 15 Mar 1925 in Lynchburg, VA.

       

Children of HAROLD PETTIT and 1ST PETTIT are:

                   i.       VICKIE6 PETTIT, b. 22 Jan 1947.

26.             ii.       SALLY ANN PETTIT, b. 07 Apr 1949.

 

       

Children of HAROLD PETTIT and FLORENCE THOMAS are:

27.            iii.       HAROLD DALE6 PETTIT, b. 04 Feb 1956, Big Rapids, Michigan.

                 iv.       DAVID PETTIT, b. 07 Feb 1957.

 

 

19.  CARL5 PETTIT (WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 03 Mar 1927.  He married BARBARA FREDERICK 19 Jun 1948 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  She was born 14 Jul 1931 in Big Rapids, Michigan.

       

Children of CARL PETTIT and BARBARA FREDERICK are:

                   i.       JOYCE ANN6 PETTIT, b. 20 Nov 1948; m. BEN KINSER, 12 Mar 1971, Big Rapids, Michigan.

28.             ii.       JANET PETTIT, b. 22 Apr 1951.

29.            iii.       SANDRA PETTIT, b. 20 Mar 1950.

30.            iv.       SUSAN PETTIT, b. 09 Aug 1953, Big Rapids, Michigan.

31.             v.       JOHN PETTIT, b. 27 Jul 1962, Big Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

20.  JACK5 PETTIT (WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 08 Sep 1930 in Big Rapids, MI, and died 1990 in Flint, MI.  He married W. LOUISE MACLACHLAN 05 Oct 1950.  She was born 16 Mar 1933 in Evart, MI, and died 19 Aug 2003 in Flint, MI.

 

More About JACK PETTIT:

Burial: Crestwood Cemetery, Grand Blanc, MI

 

More About W. LOUISE MACLACHLAN:

Burial: 22 Aug 2003, Crestwood Cemetery, Grand Blanc, MI

       

Child of JACK PETTIT and W. MACLACHLAN is:

                   i.       RUSSELL6 PETTIT, b. 13 Mar 1957; m. LISA.

 

More About RUSSELL PETTIT:

Fact 1: Adopted

 

 

21.  LEON5 PETTIT (WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 03 Nov 1934.  He married JANICE CLAREDY 03 Aug 1953. 

       

Children of LEON PETTIT and JANICE CLAREDY are:

32.              i.       CYNTHIA6 PETTIT, b. 15 Mar 1957.

33.             ii.       KATHY PETTIT, b. 29 Sep 1959.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

22.  DAVID6 BOSSHARDT (CHARLES JENNINGS5, ANNA4 PETTIT, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 11 May 1952 in Atlanta.  He married ELAINE.  She was born 24 Feb 1953.

       

Children of DAVID BOSSHARDT and ELAINE are:

                   i.       IVEY ELAINE7 BOSSHARDT, b. 29 Dec 1979.

                  ii.       RUTH JEAN BOSSHARDT, b. 21 Sep 1981.

                 iii.       CHARLES ROBERT BOSSHARDT, b. 30 Sep 1983.

 

More About CHARLES ROBERT BOSSHARDT:

Fact 1: Nickname: Robbie

 

                 iv.       NATHAN DAVID BOSSHARDT, b. 08 Apr 1989.

                  v.       JONATHAN EDWARDS BOSSHARDT, b. 16 Dec 1991.

                 vi.       KATHRYN EMMA BOSSHARDT, b. 06 Jun 1995.

 

 

23.  ROBERT HAYDEN6 BOSSHARDT (CHARLES JENNINGS5, ANNA4 PETTIT, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 01 Sep 1954 in Atlanta.  He married PAULA JANE.  She was born 21 Jun 1954.

 

More About ROBERT HAYDEN BOSSHARDT:

Fact 1: Nickname: Bobby

       

Children of ROBERT BOSSHARDT and PAULA JANE are:

                   i.       ELIZABETH ANN7 BOSSHARDT, b. 27 Feb 1981.

 

More About ELIZABETH ANN BOSSHARDT:

Fact 1: Nickname: Lisa

 

                  ii.       ANDREA CECILE BOSSHARDT, b. 22 Aug 1984.

                 iii.       ROBERT HAYDEN BOSSHARDT, JR., b. 11 Aug 1989.

 

 

24.  GLEN6 BOSSHARDT (CHARLES JENNINGS5, ANNA4 PETTIT, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 19 Jun 1957 in Atlanta.  He married JOANN MARIE.  She was born 08 Nov 1959.

       

Children of GLEN BOSSHARDT and JOANN MARIE are:

                   i.       LAUREN MCKENZIE7 BOSSHARDT, b. 18 Sep 1986.

                  ii.       ZACHARY MICHAEL BOSSHARDT, b. 01 Feb 1989.

 

 

25.  WALTER FREDRIC6 LUTZKE (LOIS LORRAINE5 PETTIT, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 19 Oct 1955 in Community Hospital, Big Rapids, Michigan (2:35pm)1.  He married CYNTHIA JOAN GIBSON 03 Oct 1982 in Big Rapids, Michigan, daughter of JAMES GIBSON and SALLY FRANCK.  She was born 01 Jun 1960 in Big Rapids, Michigan.

 

More About WALTER FREDRIC LUTZKE:

Baptism: 11 Dec 1955, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Big Rapids, MI by Rev. F.W. Weise

Confirmation: 18 May 1969, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Big Rapids, MI by Rev. Arthur Meyer

       

Children of WALTER LUTZKE and CYNTHIA GIBSON are:

                   i.       JAMES ROBERT7 LUTZKE, b. 22 Jul 1983.

                  ii.       ALEXANDER WILLIAM LUTZKE, b. 11 Jul 1985.

 

 

26.  SALLY ANN6 PETTIT (HAROLD LEE5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 07 Apr 1949.  She married PIERCE ROBERT PALMER.  He was born 28 Feb 1949.

       

Children of SALLY PETTIT and PIERCE PALMER are:

                   i.       LISA MARIE7 PALMER, b. 27 Jul 1972.

34.             ii.       MONICA PALMER, b. 25 Jan 1975.

 

 

27.  HAROLD DALE6 PETTIT (HAROLD LEE5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 04 Feb 1956 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He married SUSAN HODGES 29 Jan 1983 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  She was born 19 Dec 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

       

Children of HAROLD PETTIT and SUSAN HODGES are:

                   i.       LOUIS7 PETTIT, b. 15 Jul 1984.

                  ii.    IAN PETTIT, b. 23 Apr 1987.

 

 

28.  JANET6 PETTIT (CARL5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 22 Apr 1951.  She married MAURICE BOWMAN, JR. 26 Oct 1971 in Big Rapids, Michigan. 

       

Child of JANET PETTIT and MAURICE BOWMAN is:

                   i.       KIMBERLY7 BOWMAN, b. 12 Aug 1974.

 

 

29.  SANDRA6 PETTIT (CARL5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 20 Mar 1950.  She married THOMAS LAUS 11 Dec 1971 in Big Rapids, Michigan. 

       

Child of SANDRA PETTIT and THOMAS LAUS is:

                   i.       CRISPIN7 LAUS, b. 23 Sep 1972.

 

 

30.  SUSAN6 PETTIT (CARL5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 09 Aug 1953 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  She married TERRY VALLETTE 18 Jun 1976 in Big Rapids, Michigan. 

       

Children of SUSAN PETTIT and TERRY VALLETTE are:

                   i.       TONY7 VALLETTE, b. 1980.

                  ii.       JASON VALLETTE, b. 1982.

                 iii.       CHADWICK VALLETTE, b. 1984.

 

 

31.  JOHN6 PETTIT (CARL5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 27 Jul 1962 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He married SHIRLEY 06 Sep 1981. 

       

Child of JOHN PETTIT and SHIRLEY is:

                   i.       HOLLY7 PETTIT, b. 1984.

 

 

32.  CYNTHIA6 PETTIT (LEON5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 15 Mar 1957.  She married MICHAEL NULL 1976. 

       

Children of CYNTHIA PETTIT and MICHAEL NULL are:

35.              i.       STEPHANIE7 NULL, b. 1977.

                  ii.       JASON NULL, b. 1978.

 

 

33.  KATHY6 PETTIT (LEON5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 29 Sep 1959.  She married MARK ERICKSON. 

       

Children of KATHY PETTIT and MARK ERICKSON are:

                   i.       SARAH7 ERICKSON, b. 1984; m. PAUL.

                  ii.       MARY BETH ERICKSON, b. 25 Nov 1987.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

34.  MONICA7 PALMER (SALLY ANN6 PETTIT, HAROLD LEE5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 25 Jan 1975.  She married VERN BLACK. 

       

Children of MONICA PALMER and VERN BLACK are:

                   i.       DOMINIC8 BLACK, b. 1996.

                  ii.       JESSICA BLACK, b. 1999.

 

 

35.  STEPHANIE7 NULL (CYNTHIA6 PETTIT, LEON5, WALTER LEE4, JOHN3, ELAM2, ISAAC1) was born 1977.  She married SAMULAK. 

       

Children of STEPHANIE NULL and SAMULAK are:

                   i.       KIRSTEN8 SAMULAK.

                  ii.       KAYLEE SAMULAK.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Birth Certificate.