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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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MICHAEL HENRY LEONARD, blacksmith, Turtle Creek, was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1854. His parents, Matthew and Kate (Mason) Leonard, natives of Ireland, died at Irwin, Pa., the former in 1875, aged seventy-two years, and the latter in 1866, aged fifty-two. They came to America about 1852, and the father was employed as a laborer. Michael had little opportunity for acquiring an education, and went to his trade when sixteen years old. Of this he became master, and opened a shop at Turtle Creek in 1880. He has been successful, and now owns his shop and two dwellings in the village. He and his family are members of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1876 he married Maggie McCallum, a native of Port Perry, and a daughter of John and Hannah McCallum, of Irish birth. Following are the names of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard: Annie, John, Katie and Mary (twins).
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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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