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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 WATSON, retired, Sewickley, was born January 25, 1814, in Pittsburgh, Pa., son of William and Hannah (Baldwin) Watson. The father was a native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, and came to America in 1800, settling in Pittsburgh. In the year following his arrival he started in the stone-cutting business for himself, next door to the Monongahela House. He made two trips to his native home for the benefit of his health, and died in 1827; politically he was a whig. The mother died aged eighty-four years; she was a native of this county, and daughter of John and Jane (West) Baldwin. They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Isabella Grier, Robert and Mrs. Jean Birmingham. Robert Watson learned the marble-cutter’s trade in Allegheny, and followed it with marked success till within twenty-five years ago, when he retired from business, and has lived a quiet life in Sewickley. Politically he is a republican. He married Margaret Arbuckle, a native of Scotland, who died October 15, 1881, aged seventy years. This union was blessed with seven children.
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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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