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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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DANIEL B. BROWN, contractor and builder, McKeesport, was born near Reading, Berks county, England, April 25, 1846, a son of George and Maria (Bailey) Brown. He was reared in his native county, educated at the “Blue-Coat School” and served an apprenticeship at the carpenter’s and joiner’s trade in the city of London, during which time he attended, in the evening, the art drawing-school attached to South Kensington Museum, where he made a special study of architectural drawing. He then engaged in business in Hertfordshire two years. In 1873 he came to America, and settled in McKeesport, where he has since been actively and successfully engaged as a contractor and builder. In 1868, at St. Jude’s church, Chelsea, London, he was married to Emily, daughter of Henry and Amelia (Grey) Godden, of Hampshire, England, and they have six children: Amelia O. L., Charles A., George W., Daniel F., Bertha E. and Edwin G. Mr. Brown is a member of the Episcopal Church, of which he has been a vestryman many years; in politics 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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