Samuel
YOUNG
Born
15 December 1765
,
Granville Township, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
30 July 1855
,
Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 15 December 1765 in Granville Township, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Job YOUNG
Mother:
Hannah BARNES
Paternal grandparents:
Job YOUNG
, Patience KING
Maternal grandparents:
Nathaniel BARNES
, Annia MERRICONEAGUE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Samuel married Lydia MORSE abt. 1796 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia MORSE was born 27 September 1773 in Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lydia died 1 June 1835 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lydia was the child of Samuel MORSE and Lydia CHURCH.
Samuel YOUNG died 30 July 1855 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Samuel YOUNG
Samuel YOUNG married 
Lydia MORSE
Marriage date: abt. 1796
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lydia MORSE was the child of Samuel MORSE and Lydia CHURCH
Lydia MORSEMarriage date: abt. 1796
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lydia MORSE was the child of Samuel MORSE and Lydia CHURCH
Children of Samuel YOUNG and Lydia MORSE
Samuel YOUNGBorn: 2 September 1797, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 13 June 1874, Freeport, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 13 June 1874, Freeport, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Sophia (Saphiah) HAINES 1830
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Birth — 176515 December 1765
Granville Township, Nova Scotia, Canada
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1797 Birth of ChildSamuel YOUNG was born 2 September 1797, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Samuel was 31 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Death of Spouse/PartnerLydia MORSE died 1 June 1835, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 185530 July 1855
Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 89.
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