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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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JOSEPH C. PARTRIDGE, farmer, post office North Star, is a grandson of Thomas Partridge, a native of Maryland. Thomas married Almira Walker, of this county, who bore him five children. He was a farmer and purchased two hundred acres of land, a part of which is now owned by our subject. Joseph, the eldest son of Thomas, born in 1807, married Mary, daughter, of George Morrison, of Washington county, Pa., and became the father of seven children, all of whom are living: Thomas (in Iowa), Mary, Anna, Rachel and Joseph C., William and Sarah. Joseph, at the death of his father, came into possession of the farm, which he owned at the time of his death. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church, and are democrats.
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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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