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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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MILLER, HARVEY, fruits, produce and commission; residence 313 York street; born in Hartford county, Connecticut, in 1817; moved to Courtland county, New York, in 1829, and to this county, Aug. 28, 1838; married Miss Mary A. Lowry in 1841. She was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1820. They have two children: Mary S. (now Mrs. Rosenthal,) Alice L. (now Mrs. Chatten). They are members of the Congregational Church. He is a Republican. He enlisted in the 2d Ill. Cav., Co. L, Aug. 15, 1862, and served as Quartermaster Sergeant until Dee. 16, 1864, when he was mustered out. He followed farming until 1861, when the war broke out. After leaving the service he went into the manufacture of jewelry, which he continued until 1874, when he went into his present business.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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