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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. 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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A. J. MEUNIER, trustee of Leopold Township, is a native of the kingdom of Belgium, his birth occurring March 12, 1849. He is the seventh in a family of twelve children, six now living, born to John J. and Mary J. (Lombard) Meunier. The year following our subject’s birth his parents immigrated to the United States and from New Orleans, where they landed, came directly to Perry County, Ind., and settled on the farm now occupied by A. J. The mother died April 12, 1880, and the father, January 27, 1883. Andrew J. Meunier, subject of this sketch, was commonly educated in the schools of this county, and February 7, 1872, united in marriage with Melanie Graves, by whom he is the father of five children, four now living. Mr. Meunier has steadily followed farming as an occupation, and is the owner of over 800 acres of improved land. As a Democrat in politics he has been an earnest worker for the success of his party, and was rewarded for his fidelity by an election to the office of township trustee, which he is now filling. Himself and family are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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