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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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HENRY McCLUSKEY, a native of Ireland, settled in Washington county, Pa., and afterward took up government land in Ohio. John, a son born to this pioneer, in 1797, and a prominent farmer, married Elizabeth Hall, by whom he had seven sons and one daughter, five of whom are now living. In 1851 John McCluskey was elected to the Pennsylvania legislature, and re-elected in 1852. He was a public-spirited citizen, and took an active part in the interests of the township. Henry is his third son, born in 1828, on the property where he now resides, and owns, and where he has always lived. At the death of his father, by buying the heirs out, he became possessor of 170 acres of valuable farm land, one hundred of which his mother inherited from her father. Henry McCluskey was educated at the common schools, and in 1871 married Miss Ann Eliza, daughter of Joseph Stewart. They have no children. He is a republican. (Post office, Remington.)
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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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