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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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WILLIAM LARGE, farmer, post office West Elizabeth, son of Andrew and Mary Large, was born on the place he now owns, in Jefferson township, in 1842. Andrew Large was born in 1820, in Jefferson township, and married Mary McRoberts. Their children were Mary, now Mrs. N. Forsyth, of Mifflin township; Elizabeth, now Mrs. William Dale, of Mifflin township; Sarah, now Mrs. J. F. McGowen, of Mifflin township, and William. The last named married Sarah S. Mesner, and their children are James, Andrew, John, Charles, Melton and Austin. Mr. Large is a democrat.

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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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