Young, Peter H. (B. 1784)
Birth
Peter was born at about 1784 in Knox[1]
Occupation
He was a farmer.[1] He was also a shoemaker.[2]
Militia
He was a prominent and active member of the State militia, in which he took great pride and spent considerable money,being an officer in a company of cavalry. His son, Peter Young, Jr., was also a member of the militia[1]
Marriage & Children
Peter married first, Diadema [3] Toles [1], a daughter of Titus Tolles and Mary Blakeslee[3] at about 1800.
By his first wife Peter had had six sons and four daughters[1]
The names of some of their children:
- Diadema Young[3]
- Peter Young, Jr., born 1806[2]
- John Young[3]
- John H. Young[3][2]
- Eunice Young[2]
- Esther Young[2]
- Sally Young[2]
His first wife died sometime between 1840 and 1844,[3]and he married secondly, Mary Havens[3] Bunsy[1], a daughter of Daniel Havens and Phebe Galway[3], by whom
three children were born, the names of two are:
Death
Peter died in 1864. He was buried in Knox, presumably on his property. In 1874 his remains were removed and buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland.
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