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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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THOMAS H. HALEY, retired, post office Chartiers, son of Thomas H. Haley, Sr., was born in Ireland in 1819, came with his parents to America in 1820, and they settled in this county. His parents had eleven children, two of whom died in Ireland; his mother died on the way to this country. The children that came to this country were Patience (deceased), William O., Jane (deceased), George (deceased), Mary, Catharine, Francis, Amelia, Elizabeth and Thomas H. The father of these children died in 1854 on the place where Thomas H. and his three maiden sisters reside, in Stowe township. They have a very desirable home, having seven and a half acres of land. Their parents were members of the Episcopal Church, but the family are at this time members of the Presbyterian Church, in which Thomas H. is an elder.
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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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