The life of Andrew Carnegie By gbadillocontrer123 Nov 25, 1835 Birth of Andrew Carnegie Born: November 25, 1835, Dunfermline, United Kingdom. 1848 Andrew began's work Andrew begins work as a bobbin boy in a textile mill, earning $1.20 per week. 1848 Immigration to the USA in 1848 Carnegie escaped poverty in Scotland, by immigrating with his family to Pittsburgh at age 13.