Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Richard Young[1]

Male 1812 - 1909  (96 years)


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  • Name Richard Young 
    Born 12 Dec 1812  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1834  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number 000136-8354.1 
    Died 19 Mar 1909  Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: old age 
    Person ID I13584  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Richard F. Young,   b. Abt 1780, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F11524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ann Woolner,   b. 9 Mar 1820, , Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1909, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 1840  [2
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F3726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Young - Richard F. Young was born Dec. 12, 1812, in England; died March 19, 1909, in Coleborn Twp., Ont.; aged 96 y. 4 m. 8 d. He was probably the oldest resident in the township. Up to the last, he retained his faculties to a remarkable degree, being able to read without glasses. In 1834 he came to Canada with his father, and in 1840 he united in holy wedlock with Martha Woolner of Suffolk, England, who had come to Canada with her parents in 1832. She is a sister to Pre. Jacob Woolner, and is now in her 89th year, and was able to wait on her husband up to the last. To this union were born eighteen children, nine sons and nine daughters, of whom eleven still survive. There are also sixty-two grandchildren, fifty-four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. The funeral took place on Monday, March 22, by Pre. W. Bough, minister of Wesleyan Methodist Church, of which the deceased was a member. Peace to his ashes. May God comfort the aged widow and all that are left to mourn

      Gospel Herald - Vol. II, No. 3 - April 15, 1909, page 47, 48

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 685.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 15, 1909 - Obituary of Richard Young.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Richard Young Death Date: 19 Mar 1909 Death Location: Huron Born: abt 1813 Birth Location: England

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Dec 1812 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1834 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: old age - 19 Mar 1909 - Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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