BIOGRAPHIES

Source:
HISTORY of CATASAUQUA
in
LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
By James F. Lambert and Henry J. Reinhard
Publ. by The Searle & Dressler Co., Inc.
Allentown, Pa.
1914

FRANCIS J. DEILY was born July 31, 1824.  Like his brothers, he worked on the farm, and after his father's decease bought it Mar. 17, 1884.  His brother, Solomon, who remained a bachelor all his life, stayed with Francis and his family and worked on the farm.  Later Solomon became a drover; and Francis and he butchered and peddled meat in and around Catasauqua.  Thus the brothers accumulated considerable property.      Francis was married to Sarah A., daughter of Rudolph and Salome (nee Best) Dech of the vicinage of Bath, Pa., Oct. 19, 1858.  Their only child was Camilla E., who was born in the old Taylor house, Sept. 5, 1863.  She became the wife of Dr. Charles E. Milson, Oct. 21, 1884, and became the mother of four daughters:  Gertrude A., Helen C., Ruth D., and Marie.      Mr. Deily built the beautiful brick home opposite the old farm house and retired early in the seventies.  Here he died Oct. 9, 1897, at the age of seventy-seven years. Source:  History of Catasauqua in LeHigh County, Pennsylvania, Publ. 1914 - Page 267

GEORGE DEILY was born in Allentown, Sept. 2, 1815, and worked on the farm for his father for fifteen years after he had reached his majority.  In 1851 his father, Jacob Deily, "set him up in business" as merchant in a general store in the beautifully cut stone building now owned by George B. F. Deily on Race Street at the Canal Bridge.  His predecessor were James Lackey and Joseph Laubach.  The Deily store was a popular trading place and its shrewd proprietor rapidly accumulated wealth.  The freshet of 1862 filled the first floor of the building with water to within but a few inches of the ceiling, and destroyed the whole stock.  Mr. Deily disposed of his stock and converted the store room into the parlor of his home, and devoted all his time to overseeing his farms lying east of Catasauqua.  At the time of his death he owned five large farms.  He entered into matrimony with Elizabeth, daughter of Gen. Benjamin Fogel and his wife Anna (nee Trexler), of Fogelsville, June 2, 1857,  Their children are:  Mary C., who was born July 14, 1858, and since July 3, 1889, is the wife of Peer J. Laubach who is her senior by six months from January 20 of the year of her birth; and George B. F., who was born Aug. 14, 1865.  George Deily died at the age of eighty-seven years, Nov. 17, 1902, and his widow died at the age of seventy-three years, Oct. 4, 1831. Source:  History of Catasauqua in LeHigh County, Pennsylvania, Publ. 1914 - Page 267

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