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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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REV. DR. REID. William James Reid, D. D., was born Aug. 17, 1834, in South Argyle, Washington county, N. Y. He graduated from Union in 1855, and studied theology at Allegheny. He was licensed April 2, 1861, ordained April 7, 1862, and has been pastor of the First U. P. Church in Pittsburgh since his ordination. He was secretary of the Board of Home Missions from 1868 till 1872, chairman of the committee to prepare the digest in 1876, principal clerk of the U. P. General Assembly since 1875, and delegate to the Presbyterian council of 1884. His publications are: “Unseen Battles of Youth,” a sermon; “ Lectures on the Revelation,” and “United Presbyterianism.” He is editor of the United Presbyterian.

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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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