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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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LAWRENCE P. HITCHCOCK, retired, Allegheny, son of Dr. Aaron and Miletee (Mann) Hitchcock, was born April 8, 1811, in Burlington, Conn., and was among one of the old pioneer families of that state. Lawrence P. was twice married; first to Elizabeth Johnson, of Washington county, Pa., by which union there were two children: Ella, deceased, and Catherine, wife of J. D. Hancock, of Franklin, Pa. Mrs. Hitchcock died May 17, 1848, and in 1853 he married Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Liggett, one of the pioneer families of Allegheny county, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Mr. Hitchcock was for many years a member of the firm of Hitchcock & McCreery, grain dealers of Pittsburgh. He was a very successful business man, and is highly esteemed by all that know him. In consequence of failing, health he retired from business some years since.
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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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