Eber Pettit
Eber Moffat Pettit (May 5, 1802 – May 13, 1885) was an American train conductor and abolitionist. He played a role as a conductor on the Underground Railway.[1]
Biography
[edit]Pettit was born on May 5, 1802, in Pompey, New York, the son of James Pettit (1777–1849) and Lucy W. Felt. He and his family became active in the Underground Railroad in the 1830s, in both Fredonia and Versailles.[2] He transported escaped slaves from his father's house in Fredonia to safe houses around Cordova and Versailles.[3]
In 1868, Pettit documented his work in the Fredonia Censor newspaper before compiling his records into a book, titled Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad in 1879.[4][5]
Pettit died on May 13, 1885, aged 83, in Fredonia, New York.[6] He was a cousin of journalist David E. Reed.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pettit, Eber M. (1879). Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad: Comprising Many Thrilling Incidents of the Escape of Fugitives from Slavery, and the Perils of Those who Aided Them. W. McKinstry & Son.
- ↑ "Eber M. Pettit, the Underground Railroad, and the Fredonia Baptist Church" (PDF).
- ↑ "Eber Pettit, Conductor on the Underground Railroad | Historic Path of Cattaraugus County". historicpath.com. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Pettit, Eber M.;McKinstry, W. "Sketches in the history of the underground railroad". library.si.edu. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (March 26, 2015). The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-45415-1.
- ↑ "Fredonia man's book featured in TV episode". observertoday.com. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Books: Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad". www.buffalobooks.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
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