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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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JACQUES BOUR, farmer, post office Carrick, was born May 14, 1827, in Department Moselle, Lorraine, France, the son of Anthony Bour and Ottilia Fleck, also natives of the same place. Jacques came to America in 1846, bringing his aged parents with him, who lived with him until their death. He resided six months in New Jersey, then removed to Allegheny county, Pa., where he farmed, and during the last eighteen years has resided in Baldwin township, where he owns sixteen acres. He also farms 150 acres of the old Hays estate. He married Lizzie, daughter of Anton Bicker, also of French descent, and they are the parents of nine children, all living: Magdalena, Joseph, Peter, William, Alfons, Albert, Mary, Josephine and Apoline. Mr. and Mrs. Bour are members of the Catholic Church; he is a republican.
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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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