Henry C. Petty, ^

1850 - 1888  (38 years)

• Name	Henry C. Petty  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	1850	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1888	Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Death	20 Dec 1888	at sea   [2]
  	Cause: He was drowned off Cape Hatteras.
  Person ID	I533	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Alfred Petty, ^,   b. Bef Sep 1822   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Amanda Malvina Bell,   b. Aug 1823, Bellport, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 23 Feb 1904, Bellport, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1845	New York, United States
  Family ID	F2783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen M. Swezey, ^,   b. 19 Mar 1853, Southold, Suffolk, NY d. 1932, Suffolk Co., NY (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Between 1870 and 1880  [1]
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen M Sweezey,   b. 19 Mar 1853, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1932, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1880
  Family ID	F35308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Some sources wrongly recorded Ellen Swezey's husband's name as Capt. John Petty. However, in the 1880 census record he was clearly recorded in Stephen J. Sweezey's household, following Ellen Petty, daughter, as Henry C. Petty, son. Both Ellen and Henry are marked as married. A memorial stone to Capt. Henry C. Petty can be found at the Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, between Ellen's gravestone and that of her parents.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai, Roll: T9_934; Family History Film: 1254934; Page: 119.4000; Enumeration District: 315; Image: 0794. [S203] Elizabeth Chase Hawkins & Mrs. Harold W. Sylvester, "World's Longest Hair Lady," Long Island Forum v. 16, #11 and v. 17 #4 (November 1953 and Mar 1954): p. 217 and 58.