The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894 (1894) (14761948836)

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Title: The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Abbott, Walter S., (from old catalog) comp Harrison, William E., (from old catalog) joint author McKeesport. Committee on centennial celebration. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: McKeesport, Pa., Press of McKeesport times
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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sionally visited the old Bor-ough and had many friends among its residents. John McKee married Sally Redick, sister of Judge DavidRedick, of Washington County, Pa., whose pedigree is traceableback through the Hoges or Hoags, Humes, Stewarts, Red-dochs, and Douglasses to the dawn of Scottish history, about theyear iioo. Two of her grandnieces, Mrs. Jacob Burket andMrs. John Merrington are still living and were recently residentsof this city. A grandnephew, R. F. Ramsey, Esq., is living inPittsburgh. Redick Mc;\ee, after a long life of great activit\ and useful-ness (largely passed in Wheeling, Va.. where in its earlydays he was prominent alike in establishing manufactories andother business enterprises and in founding religious and educa-tional institutions,, died at the home of his son, David R. McKee,in Washington Citv, September 13th, 1SS6. The latter is now the onl\ survivor of Redick McKees family;and his sons are the last-born lineal descendants of the firstsettler of McKeesport.
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REDICK McKEE,Son of John McKee, the Founder o McKeesport. Old Time Residents. HE residents of McKeesport prior to tlie year 1830, whenthe town eonsisted of but eighteen houses, one churchand one small steam grist and saw mill, were of course limitedin numbers, and the following list comprises substantially thenames that would have appeared in a directory of the town, hadsuch a book been compiled at that time: Alexander, James, saddler and tavern. Water street, bet. 2d and 3d. Located here in 1811.Baker, John, tavern, northwest cor. 2d and Walnut.Baker, Jacob, blacksmith, 3d near Walnut.Behan, John, English pensioner, member of Kings Life Guards, southeast cor. W^ater and Third.Boughman, John H., surveyor, bricklayer, stonemason, 2d near Mulberry allev.Dickey, Samuel, carpenter, southwest cor. 3d and Blackberry alle\.Evans, James, hatter and Justice of the Peace, east of Walnut, oppo. 2d.Harrison, John, blacksmith and farmer, near head of Ninth st.Hirst, Emanuel, gardener. Market stree