Individual Details
Benjamin Pettengill
(23 May 1788 - 17 Apr 1848)
Events
| Birth | 23 May 1788 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 11 Sep 1824 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts - Joanna Floyd | |||
| Residence | 1830 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Jun 1835 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts - Eunice Moulton | |||
| Death | 17 Apr 1848 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts |  | ||
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Families
| Spouse | Joanna Floyd (1784 - 1834) |
| Child | Phebe Ann Pettengill (1825 - 1894) |
| Child | Levi Floyd Pettengill (1829 - 1903) |
| Spouse | Eunice Moulton (1787 - 1851) |
| Father | David Pettengill (1740 - 1796) |
| Mother | Phebe Jackman (1745 - 1829) |
| Sibling | David Pettengill (1786 - 1849) |
Notes
Death
Pettengill, Benjamin, ship carpenter, s. David and Phebe, insanity, Apr. 17, 1848, a. 64 y. Newbury Vital Records, volume 2, p 690Probate
On 21 April 1843, the overseersof the poor in Newbury and the selectmen of Newbury petitioned for Benjamin tobe committed to the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester as an insane person whowas “manifestly dangerous to the peace and safety of the community.” The orderfor his commitment was given on 2 May 1843.[1]Benjamin’s brother Daviddid not marry. In his will written 23 March 1848, David left his wearingapparel to his nephew Levi F. Pettingell and the remainder of his estate to beequally divided among his sister-in-law Eunice Pettingell, his Levi F. Pettingell,and his niece Phebe Ann Bell.[2]
[1] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers,1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org.New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 50011
[2] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers,1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org.New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 50018
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1830; Census Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 61; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 0337919.