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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 W. LYNCH, engineer, Elizabeth, is a native of Scotland, and came to this country with his mother when eighteen months old. She settled in this county near Lock No. 3, and is still living, a resident of Elizabeth borough. John W. Lynch commenced work on the river boats when about fifteen years old; at twenty-one was licensed by the government as an engineer, and has since followed that occupation. He has been employed by the firm of Joseph Walton & Co. for fourteen years, the last eleven years of which he has been on the steamer Nellie Walton. He married, Dec. 25, 1870, Mary, daughter of David and Jane (Loan) Burns, of West Elizabeth, and they have two children, George H. and Mollie E. Mr. Lynch is a member of Marine Association No. 30, Officers’ Protective Association of Pittsburgh, and Assembly 278, K. of L. He and family are members of St. Michael’s Church of Elizabeth.
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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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