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Below is a family biography included in Portrait and Biographical Record of Seneca and Schuyler Counties, New York published by Chapman Publishing Co., in 1895. 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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ANTHONY DEY, the eldest son of Dr. Philip Dey, was born near Paterson, N. J., February 6, 1781. He came to the town of Romulus in 1806, and established a tannery on military lot No. 49. Varick Post office, established November 19, 1832, stands on the site of the old tannery. In April, 1830, he was elected the first Supervisor of Varick. In the fall of the same year he removed to Seneca Falls, where he engaged in the milling business. He died there November 14, 1851, at the age of seventy.
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