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Below is a family biography included in Book of Biographies: Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens, Cortland County, New York published by Biographical Publishing Company in 1898.  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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DAVID FOX, a farmer and dairyman of the town of Preble, Cortland County, N. Y., is a son of Joseph and Mary (Gutches) Fox. He was born in Preble, September 26, 1853.

Joseph Fox was of Irish birth and parentage. At the age of eighteen, in 1852, he left the Emerald Isle to seek a home in the New World. He settled near East Homer P. O., in the town of Homer, and died there on his farm in 1894, at the age of sixty years. All his life he followed the occupation of a farmer. He was a stanch and ardent Democrat; being a great reader of political and general topics, he kept himself well posted on all subjects of the day. He was also a good student in United States history and general literature. His wife died in 1892, at the age of sixty-five years. They were both devout members of the Roman Catholic Church. Four children belonged in the family circle. They were as follows; Charles, deceased; David; Jane, the wife of Austin Wright of Little York, Cortland County; and John, a farmer of Preble.

David Fox, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated to agricultural pursuits. He has followed farming all his life; this is a field of labor which is more congenial to his tastes, and one which has afforded him better opportunities than any trade he could choose. He has been a successful operator. Dairying has received his special attention. He owns a nice farm of one hundred and sixty-seven acres. Mr. Fox was married, in 1874, to Joanna Daley of Preble. The record of their family is as follows: John; Cornelius, deceased; William; Lester; Franklin; Mamie; Kittie; and Anna. Our subject is a strong Democrat, and has served his town in an official capacity as tax collector and assessor.

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This family biography is one of numerous biographies included in Book of Biographies: Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens, Cortland County, New York published in 1898. 

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