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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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REV. GEORGE S. GRACE, clergyman, Sharpsburg, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., November 12, 1845, a son of Capt. R. J. Grace, a native of Maryland, and who came to Allegheny county at an early day. Capt. Grace, who was a prominent river and insurance man, married Miss Mary Elizabeth Singer, daughter of George Singer, of German extraction, and seven children were born to them, George S. being the third child. He was educated at the St. Michael’s Seminary, Pittsburgh, commenced to study for the priesthood in 1861, was ordained February 24, 1870, at Columbus, Ohio, and for six years was vice-rector of St. Paul’s cathedral and secretary and chancellor of the diocese of Pittsburgh. His first pastoral charge was at Freeport, and August 30, 1876, he assumed charge of St. Joseph’s church at Sharpsburg, where he has since remained.
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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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