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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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ROBERT BOYCE, post office Herriottsville, was born in 1830, and is the eldest son now living born to John and Nancy (McCabe) Boyce, and grandson of Richard Boyce. John Boyce was born in 1796, and died in 1884. Mary McCabe was born in 1804, and died in 1852. John was a farmer; was justice of the peace for many years, and at his death owned 250 acres of land. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Robert, our subject, now owns 192 acres of the original purchase made by his grandfather, and resides on the old homestead. He married, in 1880, Gertrude Ross, who has borne him two children, John Richard and Eva Mabel. Mr. Boyce was a soldier in the rebellion for three years; enlisted in 1861 in Co. K, 1st P. C., returned home in 1864, and with the exception of a year and a half spent in California, has always lived on his present farm. He is a republican.
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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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