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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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PIERRE MOURER, wagon-maker, post office Chartiers, a son of Nicholas and Anna Mourer, was born in Germany in 1853. He served ten months in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, and came to America in 1872, locating in Pittsburgh. He learned the trade of a wagon-maker, which he has followed since coming to America. His mother died in 1865, at the age of forty-six years, and his father in 1885, at the age of ninety. Pierre Mourer married, Feb. 19, 1875, Mary, daughter of Jacob and Theresa May, of this county. They have seven children: Mary (died in infancy), Theresa, Jacob, Louis, Annie, Clara and Peter. Mr. Mourer is a member of the Knights of St. George. He and Mrs. Mourer are members of the Catholic 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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