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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. in 1879. 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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EDGAR BLAISDELL, grain-dealer and Postmaster, Weston; was born in Kingsbury, Washington Co., N. Y , in 1834; in 1855, he left Kingsbury, going to Madison, Dane Co., Wis., remaining there ten years; in 1865, he left Madison, going to Chenoa, McLean Co., Ill., remaining there one year; he went to Chicago; from Chicago, he returned to Chenoa and remained four years; in the spring of 1872, he removed to Weston, where he has resided ever since, dealing in grain. He also holds the office of Postmaster. In 1871, he was married to Miss Susan A. Armstrong, of Peoria, who was born in Peoria in 1849; they have three children — Fanny, Louisa and Edgar. He is a gentleman of culture and refinement, and an enterprising, wide awake business man.
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