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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 PATTERSON, machinist, McKeesport, was born in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, March 5, 1845, a son of Peter and Isabella (Burn) Patterson. He was reared in his native town, where he served an apprenticeship of five years at the machinist’s trade. He went to England in January, 1866, and June 1, 1870, landed in New York city, where, for three months, he was employed in the machine-shops of J. M. &. P. Jackson. He then went to Boston, Mass., and, October 15th, engaged with the National Tube-works company, in whose employ he has since been. He came to McKeesport in 1872, and since 1882 has been foreman of machinery in the lap-weld mill. He married, Feb. 5, 1870, Isabella, daughter of David and Mary J. (Rosethorn) Lee, of Westmoreland, England, and has had ten children: Mary J., Isabella R., Peter, Thomas H. (deceased), Elizabeth E., John, David L., Jessie T., James G. and George A. Mr. Patterson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, K. of P., K. of H. and Caledonian Club; 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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