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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 DALE, farmer, post office McKeesport, was born Jan. 3, 1826, in Wales, where he was reared. In 1847 he married Hannah Williams, and in 1848 they came to America, locating east of the mountains, in Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in mining coal. In 1853 he came to Allegheny county; in 1872 he again removed to Lincoln township, and in 1879 he purchased the farm he now owns, opposite McKeesport, on the Youghiogheny river, where he has since resided. His wife Hannah died in 1874, leaving one child, John, who was married. Mr. Dale afterward married Mrs. Susanah M. Delo. John, his son, died in 1884, leaving a widow and five children: John William, George D., Charles Edmund, Hannah J. and Susanah M., all of whom are now living with Mrs. Dale on the farm; he also has one brother, Thomas Dale, residing in Lovedale.
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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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