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ABRAHAM PATTERSON (deceased) was born in Ireland in 1809, a son of David and Mary Patterson, and came with his parents to America in 1823. They settled in Mercer county, Pa., but in 1829 came to Allegheny county, where they afterward resided. Abraham Patterson was married Nov. 21, 1837, to Elizabeth Y., daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Young, of Allegheny county (she was a native of Scotland), and to them were born thirteen children, eight now living: Alexander P., David L., Elizabeth (wife of John G. Stephenson), Agnes M. (wife of A. McClure), Isaac N., Thomas H., Lillian and Frank P. Mr. Patterson was a contractor and builder; he and his brother Isaac, under firm name of I. & A. Patterson, were for many years among the most prominent contractors and builders in Allegheny county. Abraham Patterson died July 14, 1865, aged fifty-seven years. He was a member of the U. P. Church, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him; his widow is still living, in excellent health, at the advanced age of seventy-two years. Their son, Alexander P., was married Dec. 20, 1870, to Isabel Clark, of Fremont, Ohio, and they had one child, a daughter, who died at the age of eleven years. David L. Patterson was married Sept. 26, 1866, to Duinnie, daughter of Samuel and Sophia (Stevens) Dean, and they have had seven children: Samuel D. (deceased), Alexander A., May S., David L., Edna E., Agnes and Stewart Y.