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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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FELT, JEREMIAH A., farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Quincy; was born in New Ipswich, N. H., May 2, 1817; moved to this county in June, 1830, with his parents; was married to Miss Adriana H. Leach, Dec. 5, 1839 (a daughter of Mathias Leach, of Boston, Mass.). She was born Dec. 8, 1819. They have had eleven children, eight of whom are now living, four sons and four daughters. He owns eighty acres of land, which, for location and improvement, will compare with any in the county. He is Republican in politics; has been School Director and Trustee for about thirty years; has also been Commissioner of Highways.
His father, Peter Felt, was born in New Hampshire, Dec. 1, 1784, and died July 31, 1866, in this county. The family rank today among the earliest of the early citizens of the county.
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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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