Peter Alfred Ernest Young

1872 - 1950  (77 years)

• Name	Peter Alfred Ernest Young  [1]
  Birth	19 Dec 1872	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jul 1950	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	1950, Thursday July 6, The Almonte Gazette, front page Last Tribute is Paid to Peter A.E. Young Almonte lost another of its elderly residents who retired from business a few years ago, in the sudden death of Peter A.E. Young on Sunday, following a heavy stoke that befell him during the night. Mr Young was in his 80th year and had been about as usual to the end. Although he sold out his interests in the planing mill business he conducted so long, in January of 1947, he continued to do work for his successor, Mr. H.R. Davey, local building contractor. For several hours a day this remarkable man glazed sashes in the plant he had conducted so long before disposing of it. Mr Davey states that on the Thursday before his death he did 30 of them. Peter Young was born in Almonte a son of the late Peter C. Young and his wife, Annie Anderson. He received his education in Almonte and at an early age entered the planing mill conducted by his father. On the death of the latter he carried on and for years was associated in the business with his brother Herbert who predeceased him a few years ago. Mr Young was a member of Bethany United church. He was an elder and there were few Sundays during his long lifetime that did not see him in his pew. A good businessman, tradesman and above all a most honourable person to deal with, Mr Young commanded the respect of all who knew him. His wife, the former Sarah Ann Giles of Blakeney predeceased him in 1941. He leaves one son, R. Ernest Young, of Danville, Que. Surviving are one sister and two brothers, namely, Mrs Geo. Etherington (Jessie) of Almonte; J. Howard of Ottawa and William of Almonte. Robert and Herbert passed away some years ago. The funeral was held from the family residence on Cameron Street, Tuesday afternoon, to the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. H.C. Wolfraim, pastor of Bethany Church. The pallbearers were: Messrs T.J. Reid, E.P. Clement, P.A. Grieg, K.C., Robert Young of Ramsay, Albert Giles of Carleton Place and M.R. Young of Almonte. Among the floral offerings were pieces fro
  Burial	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
  Person ID	I22922	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Anne Anderson,   b. 5 Sep 1842, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 13 Mar 1926, Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1868
  Family ID	F7774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Giles,   b. 1867, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Jan 1941, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1904
  Family ID	F7778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Dec 1872 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 2 Jul 1950 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Last Tribute is Paid to Peter A.E. Young," 6 jul 1950, p. front. (Reliability: 3).