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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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ALEXANDER GILFILLAN, SR., was born in this county in 1831. His father, Andrew B., the third child born to Alexander and Margaret Boyd, a farmer by occupation, married Ann Caldwell, who became the mother of eight children, Alexander, our subject, being the eldest son. Andrew settled on the farm now owned by Alexander, and died in 1873, aged eighty-three years. Alexander was born and reared on his present farm, and owns two hundred of the four hundred acres purchased by his father. He was educated at the common schools, and married, in 1857, Margaret, daughter of George Aiken, of Pittsburgh. Seven children were born to this union, all of whom are living. Mr. Gilfillan is recognized as one of the most prominent citizens of Upper St. Clair township. He is a member of the U. P. Church; politically a republican.
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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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