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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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JOHN HUGHEY, farmer, post office Monroeville, is the only son living of William and Jane Ann (Cavett) Hughey, and was born on his present farm in 1837, a grandson of John Hughey, who was born in February, 1752, in Lancaster county, Pa., and came to the farm above mentioned about 1780. William Hughey was born on the same farm in 1792, and died there May 26, 1869. His wife was a native of Westmoreland county, and died in 1859, aged fifty-one years. John, the subject of this sketch, received his education in the common schools of Patton township, and remained on the farm with his father until the latter died, when he became owner of the farm. In 1870 he married Mary Jane Katz, born in 1846 in Patton township, a daughter of Prestley and Margaret (McDowell) Katz. Her grandfather, Alexander McDowell, was a very early settler here, and was in the war of 1812. Three children bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hughey: Margaret Ann, Lavina Lucinda and Harriet Cavett. The family are members of the Murrysville Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hughey had one brother, William, who died in 1843.
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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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