Bios: MATTHEW WILLIAM BLEAKLEY, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      MATTHEW WILLIAM BLEAKLEY,
  
  [p. 626] a prominent farmer of Hickory Township, residing on his
  valuable farm of 112 acres, which lies one mile east of the East Brook
  Road, was born October 24, 1870, on the present farm in Lawrence County,
  Pennsylvania, and is a son of Samuel B. and a grandson of Matthew Bleakley.
  
  Matthew Bleakley was born in County Down, Ireland, and was an early
  settler in this section of Lawrence County. The parents of Matthew
  William Bleakley now reside on Wallace Avenue, in New Castle, but prior
  to taking possession of that home they had resided on the farm on which
  Matthew William lives, in Hickory Township.
  
  Matthew William Bleakley is an only son. His education was obtained at
  the Stony Point School, and his business through life has been of an
  agricultural nature. The home of Mr. Bleakley is a fine property and has
  been improved with a handsome two-story brick residence, a commodious
  barn and excellent out-buildings. He is a well-informed, practical
  farmer and has met with a large measure of success in his chosen vocation.
  
  On February 2, 1898, Mr. Bleakley was married to Mary Elizabeth
  McConahy, a daughter of Nathaniel McConahy, who formerly was a very
  prominent farmer in this section. He served in the Civil War and was a
  member of Company I, One Hundredth Regiment, the Round Heads,
  Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Mr. and Mrs. Bleakley have one child,
  Samuel Norman. They are members of the United Presbyterian Church in
  which they are much interested.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  
  Updated: 17 Nov 2001