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==Birth==
 
==Birth==
Peter was born at about 1784 in Knox<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref>
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Peter was born at about 1784 in Knox<ref name="Landmarks">[[h:Landmarks of Albany County|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref>
  
 
==Occupation==
 
==Occupation==

Latest revision as of 20:59, 4 March 2013

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:

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.

Additional Media

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Landmarks of Albany County, NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 1850 Census, Knox, Albany Co., NY
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org