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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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DAVID MEANS, farmer, post office Tarentum, was born at Colerain, County Derry, Ireland, in 1831. In 1840 his parents immigrated to America, and located in West Deer township, Allegheny county, Pa. His father, George Means, a millwright by trade, was killed at the erection of a mill in West Deer township. David learned the brass-founder’s trade, and then went to California, where he remained fifteen years, having previously purchased the farm he now owns. He married Mary Chestnut in East Deer township, and engaged in farming. They have two children, Thomas and James, and are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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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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