Businessman, Abolitionist, Illinois State Senator
Moses Pettengill was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, to Benjamin Pettengill and Hannah Greeley. He married Lucy Pettengill on May 23, 1833. In 1834, Moses and Lucy traveled west to Peoria, Illinois, where he became a successful hardware merchant. He also had other businesses, such as a shoe factory and soap-making. He was president of the Peoria Plow Works. He also, with others, founded the Main Street Presbyterian Church in Peoria. Both Moses and Lucy were active abolitionists. Moses, Lucy, and other members of the Main Street Presbyterian Church founded the Peoria Anti-Slavery Society, and Moses and Lucy opened their home to runaway slaves. Abraham Lincoln is said to have been an intimate friend and visited their home several times. Although not known as a political person, he served both as a Peoria city councilman and as an Illinois state senator. He was also much involved in building of the local schools, serving as treasurer for the local district, and is listed as one of the first trustees of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. The original Pettengill home, used as an Underground Railroad station, no longer exists. The Peoria Civic Center now stands on the original Moses and Lucy Pettengill homesite. The Pettengill-Morron house in Peoria, built in 1868, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is currently used by the Peoria Historical Society as a museum. A plaque honoring Moses and Lucy Pettengill is located on the Peoria Civic Center site, where there is also a sculpture by local artist Preston Jackson which commemorates the abolitionist work of Moses and Lucy Pettengill and the Underground Railroad.
Moses Pettengill was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, to Benjamin Pettengill and Hannah Greeley. He married Lucy Pettengill on May 23, 1833. In 1834, Moses and Lucy traveled west to Peoria, Illinois, where he became a successful hardware merchant. He also had other businesses, such as a shoe factory and soap-making. He was president of the Peoria Plow Works. He also, with others, founded the Main Street Presbyterian Church in Peoria. Both Moses and Lucy were active abolitionists. Moses, Lucy, and other members of the Main Street Presbyterian Church founded the Peoria Anti-Slavery Society, and Moses and Lucy opened their home to runaway slaves. Abraham Lincoln is said to have been an intimate friend and visited their home several times. Although not known as a political person, he served both as a Peoria city councilman and as an Illinois state senator. He was also much involved in building of the local schools, serving as treasurer for the local district, and is listed as one of the first trustees of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. The original Pettengill home, used as an Underground Railroad station, no longer exists. The Peoria Civic Center now stands on the original Moses and Lucy Pettengill homesite. The Pettengill-Morron house in Peoria, built in 1868, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is currently used by the Peoria Historical Society as a museum. A plaque honoring Moses and Lucy Pettengill is located on the Peoria Civic Center site, where there is also a sculpture by local artist Preston Jackson which commemorates the abolitionist work of Moses and Lucy Pettengill and the Underground Railroad.
Businessman, Abolitionist, Illinois State Senator
Moses Pettengill was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, to Benjamin Pettengill and Hannah Greeley. He married Lucy Pettengill on May 23, 1833. In 1834, Moses and Lucy traveled west to Peoria, Illinois, where he became a successful hardware merchant. He also had other businesses, such as a shoe factory and soap-making. He was president of the Peoria Plow Works. He also, with others, founded the Main Street Presbyterian Church in Peoria. Both Moses and Lucy were active abolitionists. Moses, Lucy, and other members of the Main Street Presbyterian Church founded the Peoria Anti-Slavery Society, and Moses and Lucy opened their home to runaway slaves. Abraham Lincoln is said to have been an intimate friend and visited their home several times. Although not known as a political person, he served both as a Peoria city councilman and as an Illinois state senator. He was also much involved in building of the local schools, serving as treasurer for the local district, and is listed as one of the first trustees of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. The original Pettengill home, used as an Underground Railroad station, no longer exists. The Peoria Civic Center now stands on the original Moses and Lucy Pettengill homesite. The Pettengill-Morron house in Peoria, built in 1868, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is currently used by the Peoria Historical Society as a museum. A plaque honoring Moses and Lucy Pettengill is located on the Peoria Civic Center site, where there is also a sculpture by local artist Preston Jackson which commemorates the abolitionist work of Moses and Lucy Pettengill and the Underground Railroad.
Moses Pettengill was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, to Benjamin Pettengill and Hannah Greeley. He married Lucy Pettengill on May 23, 1833. In 1834, Moses and Lucy traveled west to Peoria, Illinois, where he became a successful hardware merchant. He also had other businesses, such as a shoe factory and soap-making. He was president of the Peoria Plow Works. He also, with others, founded the Main Street Presbyterian Church in Peoria. Both Moses and Lucy were active abolitionists. Moses, Lucy, and other members of the Main Street Presbyterian Church founded the Peoria Anti-Slavery Society, and Moses and Lucy opened their home to runaway slaves. Abraham Lincoln is said to have been an intimate friend and visited their home several times. Although not known as a political person, he served both as a Peoria city councilman and as an Illinois state senator. He was also much involved in building of the local schools, serving as treasurer for the local district, and is listed as one of the first trustees of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. The original Pettengill home, used as an Underground Railroad station, no longer exists. The Peoria Civic Center now stands on the original Moses and Lucy Pettengill homesite. The Pettengill-Morron house in Peoria, built in 1868, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is currently used by the Peoria Historical Society as a museum. A plaque honoring Moses and Lucy Pettengill is located on the Peoria Civic Center site, where there is also a sculpture by local artist Preston Jackson which commemorates the abolitionist work of Moses and Lucy Pettengill and the Underground Railroad.
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