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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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MICHAEL MITCHELL (deceased) was born in this county, in 1795, and died in 1846. He was the son of Amos and Mary (Heelman) Mitchell, who had five sons and two daughters. Amos was a soldier in the Revolution, and at the memorable defeat of Braddock received a musket-ball in his wrist. After the war he moved to Ohio, where he purchased a farm and resided until his death. Michael Mitchell married, in 1814, in Pittsburgh (then a town of log huts), Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Diana (Piatt) Thornberg. The Thornberg family were among the earliest settlers in Collier township, and Mr. Mitchell resided on the farm inherited by his wife, and which originally contained four hundred acres. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were fifteen children, seven of whom are now living: Amos, Joseph, Samuel, Rebecca, Margaret; Elizabeth and Lewis D. Mrs. Mitchell is yet living, a lady of ninety-two years. The family are members 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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