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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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GEORGE A. COCHRANE, son of John and Mary (Alexander) Cochrane, was born in Franklin township, Allegheny county, Pa., Oct. 10, 1837. His father came from County Armagh, Ireland, in 1820, and settled near East Liberty, this county; his mother came from County Antrim, Ireland. They were married at East Liberty in 1825, and had ten children: Thomas (deceased in infancy), William A. (residing in Freedom, Pa.), John (living in Indiana county, Pa.), Eliza (wife of Robert Kennedy, in Pine township), Agnes (wife of Isaac Blackadore, in this county), Ellen (widow of Thomas Reynolds), George A., Mary Ann (deceased wife of John Belford, of Butler county, Pa.), Fannie (wife of Henry Brant, in this county), and James H. The parents died — the mother Aug. 2, 1873, aged seventy years, the father Aug. 26, 1876, aged seventy-six years. George A. Cochrane was married Dec. 7, 1860, to Kate, daughter of James and Nancy Harkins, of Beaver county, Pa., and they have twelve children: Thomas G., James H., George A., John (deceased), William P., Louis H., Charles A. (deceased), Francis C. (deceased), Robert K., Mary A., Kate M. and an infant unnamed. Mr. Cochrane has been engaged in contracting and building in this county for over thirty years, and is regarded as an honorable and successful business man. He is a member of the U. P. Church.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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