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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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SAMUEL MORGAN (deceased) was a son of John Morgan, who came to this county about 1780, and settled upon three hundred acres of land on Miller’s run. There he erected a mill which he operated in connection with farming. He married a Miss Ewing, who bore him two children. Of these, Samuel, the elder, at the death of his father came into possession of the property. His first wife, nee Margaret Murry, bore him six daughters, all of whom are dead. His second wife, nee Margaret McGrew, of Westmoreland county, bore him six children, three of whom are living: Alexander, Elizabeth and Lydia (Mrs. Stiely). Samuel was a millwright, a trade he followed all his life. Alexander and his sister now reside on the property which their father purchased, and which they own. Mr. Morgan was a member of the 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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