BIO: Mary Ann BALDWIN, Beaver County, PA
    
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    BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches 
    of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  Buffalo, N.Y., 
    Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899, pp. 58-61.
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    MRS. MARY ANN BALDWN is the esteemed widow of the late Marcus M. Baldwin,
  who was for several years one of the prominent business men of Beaver Falls.
  He was born in New York City in 1821, and was the son of Gabriel Baldwin,
  whose parents came to this country, from England.
  
    Marcus M. Baldwin received his education in New York City, and learned the
  trade of a ship carpenter. He moved to Pittsburg, and went to work at his
  trade on the river, remaining there for some years, when he moved to
  Fallston, Beaver county, Pennsylvania. There he took up the carpenter trade,
  working as a journeyman for some time. In partnership with another man, he
  accepted a contract, and after they had completed the work, found that there
  was a profit of forty dollars to each. With this small capital of $80, they
  decided to continue, and with hard work, good business ability, and untiring
  energy, they at last worked themselves to the top, and were known as reliable
  business men. Their first office was on Sixth street, and the partnership
  beginning under such peculiar circumstances lasted until the death of Mr.
  Baldwin, which occurred in 1886. He was a man of splendid abilities and of
  sterling integrity, and was highly respected by all who knew him. He served
  in the Civil War,answering to the call for volunteers, and was a member of
  Battery B, Pittsburg Artillery. He was a firm Republican, and took an active
  interest in the party, serving as a member of the council, and as school
  director. He was one of the first business men in the county, and a member of
  the Presbyterian church.
  
    The subject hereof, Mary Ann Baldwin, is a daughter of Henry and Harriet
  Mortley. Henry Mortley was born in Kent, England, in 1812, and learned the
  trade of a marble cutter, following this until his marriage, when he came to
  America, in 1834. He settled in New York City, and remained there for several
  years. He was a very good workman, having served seven years' apprenticeship
  in England, where he was always given a high grade of work. During his later
  life, he moved to Ohio and continued working for some time, when he met death
  in a very sad manner, accidentally drowning in the Hocking River. His wife,
  Harriet Mortley was born in Hastings, Sussex County, England, and came of a
  good English family. She was married when but nineteen years old, and
  although she lived to be eighty-one years of age, she never ceased to mourn
  her husband's untimely death.
  
    Mrs. Baldwin, the subject of this biography, was mentally trained in the
  public schools and later learned the trade of dress-making, an occupation
  which she followed until her marriage. She became the mother of eight
  children, as follows: Harriet (Pratt); Victoria (Pritchard); Bessie;
  Caroline; Charles, a con-
    
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  tractor; Ralph Vernon, a contractor; Dorothy; and Marcus R., a clerk. She is
  greatly loved by all and has hosts of warm friends. She is a member of the
  Episcopal church, and is ever willing to lend aid to any worthy cause.