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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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GEORGE FISHER, farmer, post office Bakerstown, is a son of John M. Fisher, a native of Germany, who came to America in 1845, and first located at Evergreen, in Ross township, remained for ten years, and then moved to Hampton township, where he now resides. Mr. Fisher was born in Germany in 1844, was reared and educated in this county, and first engaged in farming near Gibsonia, and in 1875 purchased his present farm. In 1868 he married Catherine Pardonner, daughter of Peter Pardonner, of Ross township. They have five children: Henry, Clara, Eva, George and Ida. Mr. Fisher has held the office of school director of the township. He and his family are members of the G. L. Church of Little Pine Creek.
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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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