Alfred W Pettibone was one of the first Bellingham, Washington residents and pioneers who actively participated in the city's formation, in particular developing the merchandise trade and real estate businesses.
15 Facts About Alfred Pettibone
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Alfred Pettibone was born on March 14,1835, in Waldo, Ohio.
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Alfred Pettibone's parents, lawyer Hiram R Pettibone and Jane Pettibone, were both born in Grand Bay, Connecticut.
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The Alfred Pettibone family was of French origin and went to Wales during the Huguenot troubles.
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Alfred Pettibone was educated in the public schools of Fremont, Ohio, and then went to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he took a six-year educational course at Beloit College.
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In 1856, Alfred Pettibone went to Portage, Wisconsin, where he worked as a clerk and eventually moved on to work in a trading business.
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Alfred Pettibone arrived in Whatcom during a time of Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and mass immigration to the Fraser River district.
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Later, taking advantage of the abandoned Whatcom Trail, a gold seekers' route, Alfred Pettibone erected a building with his brother there.
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When it closed, the brothers returned to Wisconsin, where Alfred Pettibone did business in Lodi, becoming one of the biggest local merchants during the Civil War.
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Around 1864, Alfred Pettibone moved to Ripon, Wisconsin, and continued his merchant business.
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In 1883, Alfred Pettibone came back to Whatcom, becoming one of the first residents of Bellingham and an active participant in the city's life.
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Alfred Pettibone was born in Cleveland, Ohio, lived in Whatcom, and died at Ripon in 1882.
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Alfred Pettibone's sons followed their father's steps, and in 1889 opened their own successful real estate office in Whatcom under the name of Alfred Pettibone Brothers Abstract Company.
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Alfred Pettibone was a Republican and belonged to the Episcopal Lutheran church.
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Alfred Pettibone died on September 2,1914, at the age of 79.