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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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JAMES McGLINCHEY, of McKee’s Rocks, Pa., was born in Ireland in 1837, a son of Patrick and Hannah McGlinchey, and came to this country in 1852. He spent his first year in Massachusetts. Going to New York, he engaged on a vessel plying between New York and Richmond. He then engaged in a rolling-mill in Richmond, coming to Pittsburgh in March, 1858. He then went to St. Louis, Mo., where he remained till the war broke out. He enlisted in July, 1862, serving under Admiral Porter in the Mississippi squadron; after three years’ service he was honorably discharged. Returning to Pittsburgh, he resumed work in the rolling-mill. In 1868 he married Elizabeth Clark, widow of John Clark. She had three children by her first husband: Mary, Elizabeth and Maggie A. Mr. and Mrs. McGlinchey have had three children born to them — Robert E., Patrick T. and Isabella. Mr. and Mrs. McGlinchey own considerable property in Chartiers. The family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.
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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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