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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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JOSEPH HODGSON, farmer, post office Putnam, was born in the county of Westmoreland, England, in 1824. Thomas Hodgson came from England in 1832 to America, and settled in Birmingham, Allegheny county, Pa. In 1843 he purchased 160 acres of land in Collier township, part of which is now owned by the subject of this memoir. He married Mary Salkeld, and by her had twelve children, all born in England. He was a farmer all his life, and died in 1844; his widow passed away in 1868, aged eighty-four years. Joseph Hodgson was educated at the public schools of Allegheny county, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. He is a republican and has held many township offices; he is a member of the Methodist 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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