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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883.  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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JEAN PIERRE, farmer, P. O. Five Mile, was born in September, 1836, in Belgium. His parents were Michael and Fannie Pierre. When nine years old, with his parents, he emigrated to America, came to Brown County, Ohio, and located in Perry Township, where they lived six years. From Perry they moved to the northern portion of Green Township, where our subject now resides, and where, in December, 1869, his mother died. His father is now residing in Perry Township. In April, 1860, he married Mary J. Leonard, by whom he had two children — William and Mary; she died in April, 1882. Mr. Pierre is of a retiring, unassuming nature, and devotes his time entirely to his farming interests; he is the owner of 200 acres of land, located in the northern portion of Green Township.

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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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