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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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JOHN LYNCH, farmer, post office McKeesport, son of David and Catherine Lynch, was born in Elizabeth township, this county, Dec. 17, 1817. Patrick Lynch, his grandfather, was born and married in Ireland, whence he and his wife immigrated to America, locating in Elizabeth township, where they both died. David Lynch, who was a farmer, was born in Elizabeth township, and married Catherine, daughter of John Tillbrook. He had six children, viz.: Ann (deceased), May (deceased), Rebecca (now Mrs. James Biddle), Martha (now Mrs. James Carroll), Eliza (now Mrs. William Biddle) and John. John was reared in Allegheny county, and with the exception of three years has always lived here. In 1852 he married Annie, daughter of Abram Leatherman, and after marriage they located on the farm they now own in Versailles township, where they have since lived. They have three children as follows: Catherine (now Mrs. Charles Jones), David and Abram. David married Lizzie E., daughter of Joseph Ludwick, in 1882, and they have one child, John Howard. Abram, in 1886, married Myra W., daughter of Joseph Ludwick, and they have one child, Anna Lula; politically the voters in the Lynch family are all republicans.
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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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