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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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Capt. Thomas Espy (deceased) was born in this county in 1807, the eldest son of James and Jane (Fife) Espy; he was educated at the public schools and followed farming; also successfully operated a gristmill for many years. In 1861, at the breaking out of the rebellion, he formed Co. H of the 62d regiment, of which he was made captain. He was mortally wounded at Gaines’ Mills, June 27, 1861, was taken prisoner, and died July 6, 1862. His remains were never recovered by his relatives and friends. Capt. Espy married, in 1831, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Abigal (Faucit) Hickman, the former an old pioneer of this county; eight children were born to this union: Jane (Mrs. Bowers), Abigal (Mrs. Hultz), Lizzie (Mrs. Santers), Sarah (Mrs. Philips), Mary A., James, Susan (at home with their mother) and Thomas. James and Thomas died of typhoid fever in 1883. The mother, who is an estimable lady, now seventy-nine years old, has borne heroically the loss of a kind husband, and has always resided on the farm which he owned. She and family 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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