William Edward Young

1824 - 1878  (53 years)

• Name	William Edward Young
  Birth	11 Sep 1824	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	102649637
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102649637
  Occupation	Marmora Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  	Merchant, General Store and Mill
  Occupation	Shoemaker
  Religion	Canada Methodist
  Residence	1856	Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  	C2 L17
  	Moved from Marmora to Rockdale in 1857; some notes suggest 1854.. The original parcel of land 'Rockdale' was 500 acres but he owned 1000 acres at the time of his death. It was cut out of primal woods on the Crow River where William built and ran a sawmill.
  _UID	E75CA487209240879ACA0A653E8915FD93F1
  Death	25 Feb 1878	Havelock, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	From the History of the County of Peterborough William Edward Young, deceased, was born in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County), Ontario in 1824. He was of Scotch and English parentage, his people living for some time in Ireland before coming to this country. They came to Canada at an early day and settled in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County, Ontario). Mr. Young started in life as a shoemaker, but afterwards carried on a general store and mill at Marmora Village, which he gave up and came to Belmont Township in 1856, settling on lot 17, concession 2, where the family still live.  He owned at his death about 1,000 acres of land, his original amount being about 500 acres. He married in 1851, Maria Campion, of Marmora Township, who, with three sons and seven daughters survive him. Mr. Young was proinent in the municipal affairs of the township, and was about nine years in the Council. He was a faithful and consistent member of the Canada Methodist Church. He died in 1878. (handwritten note: Son of Daniel Young and Mary Ann who moved from Perth to Stirling about 1835. Daniel had a shoe making store at Perth. Mary Ann's father, Wm. Edward Tully may live somewhere there although Mrs. Robert Sargeant mentioned he may have gone to Newcastle or Bowmanville. He died in 1845). Daniel T. Young, son of the above, was born in Hastings County, Ontario, in 1853, and at the age of eighteen months his people settled in this township. He lived with the family at the homestead till the spring of 1883, When he exchanged his right in the old place for 300 acres on lot 14, concession 8, to which he soon after moved, and where he now resides. He married, in 1882, Mary J. Aunger, of Blairton, daughter of John L. Aunger, of Blairton, an Englishman by birth.
  Burial	Rockdale Cemetery, Belmont, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Moved in 1856 to Belmont Township Concession 2 Lot 17, taking up 500 acres - eventually increased to 1000 acres - called Rockdale. His property was cut out of primal woods on the Crow River were he built and ran a sawmill. He was prominent in municipal affairs and served on council for nine years. He was also a faithful Methodist.
  Person ID	I9701	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Daniel Young,   b. 4 Aug 1794, Castlebar, County Mayo, Province Connacht, Ireland d. 28 Jul 1876, Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Anne Tully,   b. 4 Dec 1802, Wetheral Priory, Cumberland, Cumbria, England d. 11 Aug 1872, Stirling, Rawdon Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1822	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F3665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Campion,   b. 5 Feb 1828, Marmora Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt Oct 1915, Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1851	Marmora and Lake Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Young,   b. 4 May1852   d. Abt 1852   2. Young,   b. 4 May 1852   d. Abt 1852 + 3. Mary Elizabeth Young,   b. 18 Jul 1854, Marmora Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 1886 (Age 31 years) + 4. Daniel Thomas Young,   b. 14 Dec 1855, Marmora Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Feb 1919 (Age 63 years)   5. Hannah Maria Emily Young,   b. 14 Jul 1856   d. Abt 1935 (Age 78 years)   6. Margaret Victoria Young,   b. 21 Feb 1858, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 1930 (Age 72 years)   7. Esther Campion Young,   b. 10 Jul 1860, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1934 (Age 73 years)   8. Annie Ida Young,   b. 13 Mar 1862, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 1952 (Age 89 years) + 9. William Edward Tully Young,   b. 12 Nov 1863, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Dec 1942, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 79 years) + 10. Joseph Albert Campion Young,   b. 7 Jul 1865, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 1920 (Age 54 years)   11. Agnes Georgeanna Young,   b. 8 Feb 1867, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Jul 1929 (Age 62 years) + 12. Grace Olivia Young,   b. 21 Sep 1869, Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt Jul 1922, Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F3667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 11 Sep 1824 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1 Oct 1851 - Marmora and Lake Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Residence - C2 L17 - 1856 - Belmont Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records?Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California., USA, California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, ((ancestry.ca)), 716. (Reliability: 3).