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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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THOMAS HARE, merchant, Pittsburgh, was born and reared in County Derry, Ireland. At the age of eighteen years he came to America, and in 1847settled in Pittsburgh, where he engaged in the regular hardware business with Logan, Wilson & Co., since changed to Logan, Gregg & Co. Later he engaged with R. T. Leach, and remained in his employ four years, and afterward commenced business on a small scale at 513 Wood street, in partnership with Mr. McWhinney. The firm was known as McWhinney, Hare & Co. They continued successfully for ten years, when the firm changed to Thomas Hare & Bro., and later to Hare & Son, the son being Thomas C. They are conducting principally a wholesale business, and are doing an excellent trade.
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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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