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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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John Applegate, farmer, post office Monongahela City, is a son of James and Rachel (Halscraft) Applegate, and was born in 1815, in Union township, Washington county. Pa. James was a son of Garret Wall and Mary (Johnson) Applegate, and was born in Forward township in 1787, and Rachel, his wife, in 1792. Garret Applegate came from New Jersey, and was the first settler in Forward township. James Applegate had five children: Elizabeth, John, Rachel, Harriet J. and Minerva. Harriet J. and Rachel are deceased. John came to his present farm when two years old, and here has since resided. He has been engaged in farming all his life. He is unmarried, and occupies the old homestead with his sister, Elizabeth.
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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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