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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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THE BOYCE FAMILY. Richard Boyce, a Quaker, and a native of Ireland, a farmer by occupation, emigrated to America, landing in Philadelphia, afterward locating in Virginia for a short time. He then moved to Kentucky, where he engaged in farming, but later returned to Virginia and settled in the Shenandoah valley. It is supposed that his constant change of place was due purely to his religious views, not wishing to oppose the Indians. In 1793 he came to Allegheny county, and purchased from one Joseph Shipper, Jr., four hundred acres of land on the west side of Chartiers creek, where he remained until his death, which occurred when he was one hundred and four years old. He married Margaret Lesnett, whose people were early settlers in this county.
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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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