The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-17
FRANK ], PETTIBONE is
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD
Enjoys Good Health, For His Age and
Ia Grandfather Of Byron ',a4 I
Pettbone.

Il PettIbone.
Wednesday, was the 92nd birthday
anniversary Of the Oldest resident Of
II North Pownal, Frank j. Pettibone.
Not only Is he the oldest resident OF
that ne ghboring township but he is
also said totbe the oldest man living
|Gintthis section of Berkshire. He
makes his home with his son, Daniel
=, Pettbone He still retains his
II marvellous, aAcngth, ~ mentally
alert, blessed with the best OF health
eats his three meals every day and
sleeps like child.
Many people boast Of the fact that
four generations were present. at
4 some particular occasion. Why"
s'blegs you; that y nothing" sad Mr..
Pettibone, the son OF Pownaps mona
f genarian, = we have four generations
Eat our table every day. There is my
father, myself, my son Daniel and
: his lchildcen-that makes tie four
\ generations We have been having
I them all there for so long that We
-reallyido not think anything about IT"
Frank j. Pettibone, who has lived
more than q score OF years beyond
the allotted three score years and
ten, is a man berkshire born and
bred, typical BE. kshire product. He
was born in I4anesboro on January
Ia, 1928, on the old RettLbone home |
stead. He was the son OF Mr.. and |
Mrs. Daniel Pettibone OF that place |
and one of a family OF eight children,
or that fam ly there are now but |
two survivors, Mr.. Pettibone OF North /
Pownal and Mrs. Sara s monds OF
New York. She is So years old and
was the youngest one of the Petit
bone b.others and sisters
He remained in Lanesboro at the
family home until he was about II
years of age when he went to Pown
al where a few years later he wa>
MARI cd to Miss Harriet NJ Gardner. Il
daughter of Deacon BENJAMIN Gard
ner of that place. They lived happily
together for many yeas. She died
a nttle over 16 years ago. Soon
after their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs 4
Pettibone moved to Cheshire where
they made their home Tor Is years.
In January Of 1862. over half cen
tuy ago, the fam ly moved TO Pown-
al where Mr.. Petrbone took up. the
trade of a carr age ironer, placing
the iron rims on tho carriage wheels.
He also conducted farm there and
his life was very busy one,
Something over 36 years ago. Mr.
Petiipone lost an arm in q thrashing !
but that physical disability {
did not deter him from being as Wig
ans v engaged work as ever. +
But a short time after his accident. {
he again began his interrupted work c
and though he has SOW reached the Q
advanced age of 80 years. he cos :
tinues to be busily engaged about I
his home.
Mr.. Pettiobne was at one time
justice 0 fehe peace in Pownal He '
was 4 firm tsetotaie and he waged }
as active campaign against the illeg y
III rum sellers OF that time. t
This nonagenarian has two sons, c
Dan ell Il. pettibone and Charles G.
both of North Pownal. I,
There are IL grandchildren and ii
greatgrandchildren. The children
Of Daniel b. Pettibone are: Franklin
Pettibone OF WilliamstoWn, Daniel
G. Peltibone of Williamstown, George 4
Pettibone of North Pownal, Edward
Pettibone of North Pownal, NJ 8. II
]. Banan minnie Pett bone) of Ha.
yerhill and Mrs, Walter Turner fanny
of Springfield Char s I
Pettibone's children are: Mrs. A. H. ]
Ramsdell Hattie pett,bone) of Maine
Miss Mabel Pettibone of North Pow. !
nal Mrs. Clark Hathaway tMaude !
Pettibone) OF North Pownal, Benja c
min PETIT bone OF North Pownal and
Byron Pettibone of bennington, VT. G
In the IA &. eat grandchildren are
Herman, Doris, Gordon. Loren, Mar.
ion and Clyde, children of Daniel |
G. Pettibone: Harriet, Harold and
Kenneth, children OF George Petit. I
bone; Henrietta and Edward, j., q
children of Edward Pettlbone
Ha ~, Jr., son OF Mrs. II. J. Banan
of Hayerhil, All these are grand.
children Of Daniel B. Pettibone.
Charles G., Pettibone has bit two
They are the chill
dren of his daughter, Mrs. A. H.
Ramsdell of Maine AMI their names
are Mar on and Owen.
There was no special celebration
at the Pettibone' homestead in North
Pownal Wednesday though many of
the aged mans friends called to ex-
tend best wishes for the day--North
Adams Transcrint