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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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ARCHIBALD DICKEY, retired, Tarentum, is a son of Archibald and Isabella (Magrew) Dickey, and was born in Armstrong county, near Kittanning, Pa., in 1817. He remained with his parents on their farm until 1835,when he removed to Tarentum, where he learned the trade of carpenter, and afterward engaged in business as a builder and contractor. He put up many of the residences of Tarentum, and the one now owned by him, corner of Wood and Kennedy streets, was the first house built on Wood street. In 1872 Mr. Dickey married Catherine Ferguson, a native of Brookfield, Pa, who, after a lingering sickness, died in 1876, leaving one child, Thomas S., now receiving his education in Tarentum. Mr. Dickey has witnessed the growth and prosperity of Tarentum, and in his old age is enjoying the fruits of his earlier labors.

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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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