Biographical Sketch of Edward Alden, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Edward Alden, gas-fitter, plumber, dealer in pumps, lightning rods,
etc.; one of the leaders in this line, and a man who stands among
the popular citizens; was born in England, December 23, 1827.  He 
came to America in 1851, residing for over five years in New York,
where he learned his trade, thence came to Chicago, and, after a
four years' sojourn, came to St. Joseph, established his trade in
1860, and at present does one of the largest trades in the north-
west.  He was married in 1856, to Miss Bridget McTigh, a native of
Ireland.  Mr. Alden is a member of the I.O.O.F.

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