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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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JOHN DEAN, farmer, post office Wexford, was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1824, and is a son of Hans and Esther (Forsyth) Dean, who were born in the same county, and emigrated to Butler county, Pa., in 1835. In 1847 Mr. Dean purchased the farm now owned by John, his son, the former dying in 1848, aged sixty-three years, leaving John to pay for the farm. His widow died in 1879, aged eighty-nine years. John received a common-school education in Butler county, and took charge, at his father’s death, of the farm of 148 acres, which he now owns. He was first married, in 1856, to Margaret Wallace, of Pine township, daughter of George and Jane (Reynolds) Wallace, and four children were born to them, two of whom, James and Louella, are living. The mother died in 1866, and Mr. Dean was again married, in 1868, to Ellen, daughter of William and Hannah (Reynolds) Parks, of Middlesex, and three children were born to them, one of whom, Hannah Mary, is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Dean are members of the U. P. Church. He is a republican, and has held the offices of assessor and school director.
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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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