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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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WILLIAM BRICKELL, deceased, was a son of George and Lydia Brickell, of Lancaster county, and was born in Shaler township, Allegheny county, April 21, 1800. His parents settled in Shaler township about 1795. William was educated at the schools of his time, and followed farming. In 1842 he married Lavina Stolfine, of Butler county, and in the same year purchased a farm, where his family now live, in Richland township, and he died there in 1868. Three of his children still live: Nancy, wife of P. Kennihan, living on the homestead; Elizabeth, wife of John Wilson, of Allegheny City, and Sarah, wife of George McMorran, of Sharpsburg. Mrs. Brickell carries on the farm in connection with her son-in-law, Mr. P. Kennihan, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown.
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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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