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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 STEWART, farmer, post office McMinn, was born on his farm in Findlay township, May 20, 1816, a son of Samuel and Jane (Patterson) Stewart, former of whom was born in Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pa., March 5, 1767, a son of Hugh Stewart, of Carlisle, Pa., and the latter at Redstone, Westmoreland county, Pa., Jan. 18, 1774, where they were married. The parents moved to Findlay township, Allegheny county, in 1794 or 1795, where the father died in August, 1837, and the mother in November, 1867, members of the A. R. P. Church. They purchased and settled on the farm now owned by their son Joseph, and George Hawkins. They had twelve children: James, Robert, Hugh, Agnes, Flora, John, Margaret, Samuel, Jane, William, Joseph and Uriah. Joseph Stewart, our subject, married, Oct. 3, 1839, Hannah Glass, born in Robinson township, Allegheny county, Pa., April 6, 1822, a daughter of Samuel and Jane (Stewart) Glass, natives, respectively, of Ireland and of Robinson township, Allegheny county, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart are the parents of nine children: Samuel G., married Harriet Stoddard; Jane M., wife of John E. Stewart; Mary O., wife of H. Albert Aten; William J., married Margaret Miller; John P., married Eliza Plummer; Joseph P., Sarah A. (deceased), Andrew D. and Albert E. Mr. Stewart is a worthy descendant of two old families of Allegheny county. He has held several local offices of trust in his township, and has the confidence and respect of all as an honest citizen and earnest Christian. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are members of Sharon Presbyterian 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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