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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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WILLIAM W. FOLWELL was born at Southampton, Bucks County, Pa., January 28, 1768. He received a thorough education, and was graduated from Brown University at Providence, R. I., in 1792. In 1807 he removed to Romulus, settling near the centre of the town, and was elected Supervisor in April, 1815, serving one year. He was also President of the Ithaca & Geneva Turnpike Company, incorporated in 1810, and always took an active part in public affairs. He died October 13, 1858, aged ninety years.
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