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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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WILLIAM L. HUTCHESON, boatman, post office McKee’s Rocks, is a son of William and Sarah Hutcheson, born in Allegheny City, Pa., in 1834, and has always lived in this county. His father came to Allegheny county about 1812. He married, in 1809, Mary A. Bell, by whom he had one child, Margaret A. His second marriage occurred in April, 1820, with Sarah Gillmore. and by this union there were fourteen children, of whom the living are David (unmarried), Ann S. (widow of Henry Storer), William L., and Jane (wife of Robert Knox). William L. married, Oct. 29, 1863, Rachel A., daughter of John and Elizabeth Glancy, of this county, and they have been blessed with three children: John (deceased), Ella M. and Eva K. Early in life Mr. Hutcheson embarked in boating, which he has followed most of his life, and is well known by river-men as Capt. Hutcheson. In 1862 he enlisted in the 123d P. V. I., for nine months, participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of service. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. and I. O. H.

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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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