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

William Young

Male 1813 - 1879  (66 years)

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  • Name William Young 
    Born 1813  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Historic Building 768 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Slit Barn 
    • The 3,000 square foot slit barn (slit-window stone barn) is one of the community's most recognizable landmarks as it has stood along Blair Road for about 170 years.


      Believed to be built by the William Young Family, Matthew Wilks bought the farm in the 1860's adding to his property, the Cruickston Park Farm, which eventually became rare.


      The barn is an excellent, and relatively rare, example of a transitional barn type with a three bay Scottish barn design, but incorporating aspects of the 'German' bank barn, common on the Mennonite farms of the area, in terms of its design and siting.
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    Cambridge-BlairRd-SlitBarn-001.jpg
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. Presb. 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-303994 
    Died 3 Apr 1879 
    Buried Wroxeter Cemetery, Wroxeter, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I303994  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Young,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F44551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Euphemia Henry,   b. 1826, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1909  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Young,   d. Abt 1850
     2. Young,   d. Abt 1850
     3. Mary Young,   b. 29 Dec 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1928, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. John Young,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Bryce Young,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Euphemia Young,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Margaret Young,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ellen Young,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 84 years)
     9. Elizabeth Young,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Robert Murray Young,   b. 24 Feb 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F239275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 59.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1813 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wroxeter Cemetery, Wroxeter, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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