Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Petrie, Jacob H. 1823 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Petrie, Jacob H., of Herkimer, farmer, was born in this township in 1823, and 
has been identified with this part of the country ever since.   He has been a 
farmer all his life, and has been twenty-five years on his present place. He 
owns 275 acres, and milks thirty-two cows. His father was a son of Dr. Wm, 
Petrie, of Revolutionary fame. In 1852 Mr. Petrie married Miss Jemima Woliver, 
and they have two sons, Oliver and Henry. Oliver married Miss Lillie Crill. 
Mr. Petrie is a member of the Grange, and has been assessor three years.  Dr. 
Wm. Petrie was in the Prussian army under Frederick the Great.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.

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