When Alexander H Gilchrist was born on 28 February 1852, in Ohio, United States, his father, William Gilchrist, was 47 and his mother, Allatha Pocock, was 29. He married Esta Ella Campbell on 27 October 1887, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Keene, Coshocton, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 17 December 1927, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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