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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. 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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ALBERT HARE, M. D., Tarentum, son of Robert and Sarah (Flack) Hare, was born in Tarentum, in 1855. His grandfather, Thomas Hare, with his brothers, James and Robert, came from Ireland, locating in Tarentum, in 1841, and secured a contract to build a section of the Pennsylvania canal. Thomas Hare was married in Ireland, and his family consisted of Robert, Alexander (now a lumber-dealer), Maria (now Mrs. Samuel Black, of McKeesport, Pa.), and John, whose place of residence is unknown. The parents of Albert Hare were among the pioneers of Tarentum, and his father was one of its old merchants. There are but two surviving children: Emma (now Mrs. Eugene Hall, of Tarentum) and Albert. The subject of this sketch received his early education in the educational institutions of the county, and graduated in medicine in May, 1882, from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md., and began the practice of medicine at Tarentum. Dr. Hare is identified with many of the local offices of the borough, being a director in the gas company, a stock holder in the water-works, and having served several terms in the council. He is a member of Pollock Lodge, No. 502, and of the A. O. U. W.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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