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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 McNAMEE, boatman, post office McKee’s Rocks, son of James and Amanda McNamee, was born in this county in 1848. His grandfather came from Ireland very early in the nineteenth century. James McNamee was born in this county in 1825. He had two brothers. William and John, and a sister, Mary, wife of Christopher Sefler. The wife of James McNamee died in 1871; he is still living. He is a ship carpenter by trade, but for some years has worked in the car shops. The subject of these lines learned the carpenter’s trade, but for many years has been engaged in the rolling-mill works. He married, in 1847, Barbara, daughter of Leonard and Catherine Hahn, of Beaver county, Pa., and two children. Albert and Charles, have blessed their union. Mr. McNamee is a member of the Heptasophs. He is the owner of a good home and other valuable property.
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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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