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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 PETTY, coupling-maker, McKeesport, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, Dec. 18, 1844, son of Dominick and Elizabeth (Walsh) Petty. At the age of twelve years he went to Staffordshire, England, where he served an apprenticeship of three years to the gunsmith’s trade, after which he worked as a journeyman till 1867, when he came to America, locating in Pittsburgh, and here worked as a coupling-maker up to 1874, then came to McKeesport and entered the employ of the National Tube-works company as a coupling-maker, where he has since been engaged. In 1871 he married Mary, daughter of James and Mary (Jennings) Walsh, of County Mayo, Ireland, and has four children living: George E., Charles R. V., Mary T. and Theodore B. U. Mr. Petty is a member of the Catholic Church, Catholic Knights, St. Joseph’s society and C. M. B. A.; he is a director of and stockholder in the McKeesport Light company; he is a democrat.
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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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