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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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DR. RICHARD B. FAULKNER, son of Charles and Charlotte Faulkner, was born in Allegheny City, June 6, 1853. His father was born in that city March 15, 1810, in a log house on the corner of Ohio and Federal streets, and was at the time of his death the oldest living white citizen born in Allegheny. The doctor’s mother’s maiden name was DePuy. Her ancestors were Huguenots, who, when they came from France, settled upon the banks of the Hudson river. Dr. Faulkner received a liberal education, and in 1875 graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department of Columbia College, New York city, and located in Allegheny, where he has succeeded in establishing an enviable reputation in the treatment of lung and throat diseases. He was married, in April, 1884, to Emma, daughter of Capt. John W. Hague, an old resident of this city. The doctor is held in very high esteem as a gentleman and physician.
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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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