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| | Old Chester, PA: Biographical Sketches: John Martin Broomall |
 | | John Martin Broomall (1846-47-53-55), son of John and Sarah (Martin) Broomall, was born in Upper Chichester, Delaware county, January 19, 1816. |
 | | John M. Broomall was appointed captain of Company C, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Emergency Regiment, and was in command of his company at Camp McClure, Franklin county, where the troops were assembled, subject to the call of the National Government. |
 | | John M. Broomall's enterprise in the development of Chester from a sleepy old borough into a thriving, pushing center of industrial activity, is a part of the history of this section. |
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