Jeremiah Pettit was born 20 April 1862 at Hargrave, and baptised 13 September 1863 at Chevington (same date as Phoebe, labourer of Hargrave).
In 1871, he was at home with his parents, aged 8 and born at Hargrave.
He died 31 October 1880 (buried 6 November 1880 at Hargrave). He had no issue. His headstone (which has lost its upper ornamentation) reads “In memory of Jeremiah Pettit who died October 31st 1880 aged 18 years Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city.” (Rev 22:14). His death was announced in The Ipswich Journal, Tuesday, 9 November 1880 Issue 7895 “Pettit – 31st ult. in his 19th year, Jeremiah, eldest son of John and Eliza Pettit, of Knowles Green Farm, Hargrave.”
Posted December 2016