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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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DANIEL STRATTON, contractor and builder, McKeesport, was born in County Down Ireland, May 13, 1855, a son of James and Sarah (Grevy) Stratton. He came to America in 1868, and located in Allegheny City where he finished his education in the public schools, and served an apprenticeship of three years with Eugene McGary, of that city. He worked as a journeyman carpenter until 1876, and then settled in McKeesport, where he commenced business as a contractor and builder. In 1881 Mr. Stratton married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Ellen Yost, of McKeesport. He is a member of the R. C. Church, and is a republican.
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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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