My Genealogy Hound
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.
* * * *
HUGH BOYD, farmer, post office Monroeville, was born near Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, and is a son of James and Molly (Frazier) Boyd. His brother, Joseph, has been a teacher thirty-seven years, and still pursues his profession a few miles from Omagh. Hugh was reared on a farm and when eighteen years old immigrated to America. He was employed for three years in railroad building near Philadelphia, and in 1855 came to Allegheny county, engaging for some time in farm labor and gardening. In 1864 he enlisted as a soldier in Co. K, 100th P. V. At Spottsylvania Court House he received a gunshot through the left arm, and, after lying in hospital three months at Pittsburgh, was detailed in the invalid corps on guard duty at Washington. He was discharged in August, 1865, having served eighteen months. In 1869 Mr. Boyd came to Patton and purchased fifty-three acres of land. His present mansion was built in 1880. In 1870 he married Ann Ardray, who came from Ireland two years later than himself. They have an adopted child, Charles Wilson, whom they took from the Allegheny Protestant Orphan Asylum in 1883. Mrs. Boyd is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Boyd is a republican.
* * * *
This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
View additional Allegheny County, Pennsylvania family biographies here: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.