Peter Young

1804 - 1886  (81 years)

• Name	Peter Young
  Birth	9 Oct 1804	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200617582
  _FGRAVE	200617582
  Burial	1886	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots A13 to A24 Stone 24 YOUNG Peter YOUNG died Feb 18, 1866 aged 81 yrs 4 mos Also his wife Jean ERSKINE who died April 20 1891 aged 81 yrs 3 mos
  Death	18 Feb 1886	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  	1886, Friday February 26,The Almonte Gazette, front page Another Link Broken This week it becomes our painful duty to chronicle the death of another of Canada's veteran pioneers in the person of Mr Peter Young, of Ramsay, which took place on Thursday evening last, at his late residence on the 7th line. Up to a week before his death he had been in his usual health, and gave promise of living many years; but a cold was contacted which gradually wore out the aged fellow; and although surrounded by every comfort, and supplied with everything that loving hearts and willing hands could bestow, yet the silken cord was snapped asunder, and the spirit returned to God who gave it, again verifying the truthfulness of the old adage, "the young may die, but old must." By death Mr Young, Ramsay loses one of its most highly esteemed residents and the news of his demise will be received with feelings of sorrow and regret by an unusually large circle of friends, as few men in this district were better or more favourably known than deceased. Mr Young was born at Braehead, near Glasgow, Scotland, on October 9th, 1804, and was consequently in his 82nd year when he died. At the age of ten years he formed the acquaintance of Jeanie Erskine, then living in Glasgow. That acquaintanceship grew, and ripened into marriage on November 14th, 1828, the ceremony being performed by Rev John Bar, of Dovehill. In the spring of 1832 Mr Young came to Canada and settled on his farm in the township of Ramsay, where, with the exception of one year, he lived continuously till death, and brought up his large family of seven sons and four daughters, all of whom, with their mother, survive to mourn his loss, and all the more on account of its being the first break in the family. The family are as follows; Sons ? William, Alex E., Peter, John, Robert, Stephen, and Andrew; daughters ? Mrs John McCarter; Mrs Angus Sutherland, Mrs H. Cavers, and Mrs John McFarlane. At the funeral, which took place on Saturday last, and was very largely attended, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, the seven sons acted as pall-bearers, it having been their wish to lay in their last resting-place the remains of their venerable father ? a sight we never witness before, and are not likely to again. All the members of the family are comfortably situated, all are married and living in homes of their own, either in Almonte or within a very few miles of it, and all can meet together on an hour's notice. Mr and Mrs Young celebrated their golden wedding seven years ago last November, with nearly all their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren around them, which was quite a large company, and very comforting to the old couple. In many respected the late Mr Young was no ordinary man. He had a commanding appearance, stood over six feet high, and in his younger days possessed great physical strength. For many years, however, although always enjoying excellent health, he had been feeble in body; but, though feeble in body, he was not in mind. He had a strong, determined will and a clear, vigorous, inventive intellect. Fertile in resources, and strong in selfreliance, he was ever master of the occasion ? sure, like the old Roman general, to "find a way or make one" to accomplish his purpose. He was an enthusiastic Scotchman, of the most hospitable kind, and always retained a strong love for the land of his nativity. In religious matters he was a consistent Presbyterian, and in politics a sound Reformer, although he never took a very active part in the latter. But he has gone to his rest. he bore his last illness with great patience and resignation, and died with a strong and vivid hope of a blessed future.
  Person ID	I18744	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Jean Erskine,   b. 14 Jan 1810, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 20 Apr 1891, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1828	Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. William Young,   b. 25 Sep 1830, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 24 Nov 1905, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   2. Agnes R. Young,   b. 1831, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 7 Dec 1905, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)   3. Alexander Erskine Young,   b. 10 Nov 1834, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Apr 1912, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)   4. Margaret Young,   b. 21 Jan 1837, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 29 Oct 1914, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)   5. John Young,   b. 27 Jan 1831, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 17 Jan 1901, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)   6. Peter C. Young, Jr.,   b. 18 Aug 1839, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Nov 1916, Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 77 years)   7. Stephen Young,   b. 27 Sep 1843, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 5 Nov 1914, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)   8. Jean Young,   b. 1 Feb 1846, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 21 Nov 1910 (Age 64 years)   9. Robert Young,   b. 2 Aug 1848, Bennie's Corners, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Feb 1942, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)   10. Andrew Young,   b. 24 Mar 1852, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 9 Jan 1927, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)   11. Janet Young,   b. 20 Jul 1856, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 21 Jun 1929, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Oct 1804 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 1886 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 18 Feb 1886 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 2 (Reliability: 3). [S152] Scotland, Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 (MH) (FMP), (My Heritage. \i Scotland Marriages 1561-1910\i0 . https://www.myheritage.com/), Jean Erskine-Peter Young (1828), "Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Transcription," \i Scotland Marriages 1561-1910\i0 ?(https://www.myheritage.com/ : accessed 27 Jan 2021) (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Jean Last name?tab?Erskine Marriage year?tab?1828 Marriage date?tab?25 Oct 1828 Marriage place?tab?Gorbals,Lanark,Scotland Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Peter Spouse's last name?tab?Young Place?tab?Gorbals, Glasgow County?tab?Lanarkshire Country?tab?Scotland Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom