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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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BRADFORD, JOSIAH T., lumber manufacturer, 56 South 3d street; born in Farmington, Kennebec county, Maine, in 1825, and located in Quincy in 1854. He married Miss Sarah J. Kent in 1848. She was born in Sebec, Piscataquis county, Maine, in 1827. Six children: (two deceased) Ella, now Mrs. Walker, living in Necedah, Wis.; Willie J., Harry, and Lulu. Members of the Trinity M. E. Church. Democrat. He established the livery business in this city in 1854, the same run by Aldrich Corbin & Co., and was soon after joined by his brother. They continued in the livery up to 1867, when they went into the lumber trade on a large scale, having two large mills manufacturing lumber at Necedah, Wis. He was Alderman of his ward.
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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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