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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 M. STEVENSON, merchant and postmaster, Coraopolis, was born on the old homestead of his father in Moon township, Allegheny county, Pa., March 17, 1864. His parents, Alexander and Angeline (Weaver) Stevenson, were natives of Allegheny county, and had two children: Elizabeth S., who married John L. Ferson, M. D., of Pittsburgh, and Alexander M. The latter received his education in Pittsburgh Academy, Indiana county, Pa., and finished at the University of Wooster, Ohio. He returned home in April 1888, formed a partnership with George W. McBrier, and they opened their present general store at Coraopolis. They carry a stock valued at three thousand dollars. Mr. Stevenson was appointed postmaster May 13, 1888. He is a grandson of Philip Stevenson, who built the first mill in Moon township, and was for many years postmaster and justice of the peace at that place. Mr. Stevenson is a representative of one of the old families of Allegheny county, and has the confidence and respect of all who know him.
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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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