32. Elizabeth Pettibone [scrapbook] 1 (Phoebe Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ) was born 2 on 18 Oct 1814 in Newburg, Ohio. She died 3, 4 on 8 Oct 1895 in Danbury, Ottawa, Ohio. She was buried in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, OH.
Reputed to be the first white child born in what is now Cleveland. Birth records appear in the Newburg (now Newburg Heights) city building around East 77th St. or thereabouts. From the Geneaology of the Pettibone Family: Elizabeth Pettibone, wife of John Kelly and daughter of Truman Pettibone and Phoebe Wolcott was born in Newburg, Ohio, October 18, 1814, being the first white child born in that settlement (yea, all of Cleveland). She came to Ottawa County, then part of Huron County, in the spring of 1815, where she died October 8, 1895. John Kelly husband of Elizabeth Kelly, was born in Troy, New York, December 9, 1809. He moved to Ohio with his father about 1820. He was state senator during the war of 1861 to 1865. He died at his home in Danbury Towship, Ottawa County, Ohio, April 18, 1883.
Elizabeth married 1 Hon. John Reid Alexander Kelly [scrapbook] son of William Kelly and Jane Reid on 23 Jul 1835 in Keeper's House, Danbury, Ottawa, Ohio. John was born 2, 3 on 14 Dec 1809 in Troy, New York. He died on 18 Apr 1883 in Danbury, Ohio. He was buried in Danbury, Ohio, family plot in the quarry.
State Senator before and during the Civil War. Moved to Ohio with father William Kelly about 1820 and as a boy of 12 helped his father build the Marblehead Light
They had the following children:
+ 43 M i Hon. William Kelly was born on 17 Mar 1838. He died on 23 Feb 1916. + 44 M ii Hon. Malcolm Kelly was born on 31 Jul 1844. He died in 1923. 45 F iii Alice Kelly was born on 14 Oct 1840. She died on 5 Nov 1840.
died in infancy+ 46 M iv Joab Kelly was born on 31 Jan 1842. He died on 19 Jun 1900. + 47 F v Jane Kelly was born on 27 May 1836. She died in 1905. 48 F vi Selima Kelly "Aunt Slime" was born 1 on 6 Jan 1847.
affectionately known in the family as "Aunt Slime"+ 49 M vii John Kelly was born on 14 Aug 1851. He died on 6 Sep 1931. 50 F viii Mary E. Kelly was born on 25 Mar 1855. She died on 13 Jun 1856.
died in infancy
33. Albert Tracy Pettibone 1 (Phoebe Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ) was born on 15 Mar 1830 in Danbury, Ohio. He died on 4 Jan 1912 in Danbury, Ohio.
Albert married 2 Eliza Livingston Ramsdell 1 daughter of Jacob Ramsdell and Experience Selima Willett on 5 Feb 1854. Eliza was born on 7 Dec 1836. She died 3 on 7 Oct 1913 in Danbury, Ohio.
They had the following children:
+ 51 F i Cora Experience Pettibone was born on 7 May 1864. She died on 8 Sep 1949. 52 F ii Clara May Pettibone was born on 22 Oct 1855.
said to be an old maid+ 53 M iii Oscar Pitt Pettibone died on 12 May 1923. 54 F iv Ora Elizabeth Pettibone.
died in infancy+ 55 F v Phoebe Lillian Pettibone. + 56 F vi Selina Abigail Pettibone. + 57 M vii George Albert Pettibone was born on 25 Dec 1868. + 58 F viii Edna Jane Pettibone. + 59 F ix Lydia Alma Pettibone. 60 M x Truman Pettibone.
died in infancy+ 61 M xi Willett Arthur Pettibone was born in 1878. + 62 F xii Zelma Eliza Pettibone died on 12 Jan 1913.
34. Bradley Pettibone (Phoebe Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ).
Bradley married Eliza Ann MacDonald.
They had the following children:
+ 63 F i Nancy Pettibone died on 8 Apr 1901. + 64 M ii Henry Pettibone. + 65 F iii Elsie Pettibone.
35. William Pettibone (Phoebe Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ).
William married Carolina Henderson.
They had the following children:
+ 66 M i Mark Pettibone. + 67 F ii Edith Pettibone. 68 M iii James Pettibone. 69 M iv James Pettibone died 1 in Oct 1913.
36. Nancy Pettibone (Phoebe Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ).
Nancy married (1) James Greene.
They had the following children:
+ 70 F i Artemisia Greene died in 1916. 71 M ii Albert Greene. + 72 M iii William Greene.
Nancy married (2) Arthur Pettibone son of Mark Pettibone and Minnie.
38. Harrison William Wolcott [scrapbook] 1 (William Benajah Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ) was born 2, 3 on 22 Feb 1831 in Danbury, Ottawa, Ohio. He died 4, 5 on 11 Jun 1893 in Lakeside, Ottawa, Ohio. He was buried in Clemons Cemetery, Danbury Twp., Ottawa, Ohio.
Harrison married 2, 3 Sarah Clemons [scrapbook] 1 daughter of Alexander Clemons and Angelina Hollister on 18 Jan 1854 in Danbury, Ottawa, Ohio. Sarah was born 4 on 4 Mar 1834. She died 5, 6 on 18 Jul 1892 in Danbury, Ottawa, Ohio.
Merriam Wolcott Washburn in her DAR application shows Sarah's birth date as 4 april 1831 and death as 12 July 1892
They had the following children:
+ 73 M i Dewey Wolcott was born on 24 Mar 1872. He died on 21 Sep 1894. + 74 M ii William Wolcott was born on 19 Mar 1855. He died on 21 Jun. 75 M iii Harrison Wolcott Jr 1 was born 2 on 4 May 1857. He died 3 on 20 Jan 1864. + 76 F iv Lellia Wolcott was born on 11 Apr 1860. + 77 F v Arvilla Wolcott was born on 2 Mar 1864. + 78 F vi Mary Wolcott.
41. Rachel Elizabeth Wolcott [scrapbook] (Henry Wilcox Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ) was born on 25 Sep 1850 in The Keeper's House. She died 1 on 28 Jan 1940 in Lakeside, Ottawa, Ohio.
During the Civil War one winter day some of the prisoners on Johnson's Island attempted an escape over the ice. The guards fired cannon balls ahead of them, hoping to break the ice. However, they misjudged the range and one of the cannon balls went through the roof of the old stone fort.
Rachel married 1, 2 Philip Bernhardt [scrapbook] son of Heinrek Bernhardt and Kathryn in Nov 1872 in The Old Stone Fort, Danbury, Ottawa, Ohio. Philip was born 3 on 22 Feb 1850 in on board ship in Thames River, England, en route from Germany to America. He died 4 on 23 Jun 1929 in Lakeside, Ottawa, Ohio.
They had the following children:
+ 79 M i Henry Philip Bernhardt was born on 26 Jan 1874. He died on 16 Jul 1949.
42. Violet Meeker (Elizabeth Wolcott , Benajah Wolcott , William Wolcott , Mercy Fosdick , Samuel Fosdick , Mercy Pickett , Ruth Brewster , Jonathan , William ).
Violet married Andrew Jackson Lewis.
They had the following children:
80 M i Parker Lewis.