Henry DeMerritt Young (1860 - 1898)

Born 1860 in Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Frances (Dyer) Pierce — married 14 Jun 1894 in Auburndale Village, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died 28 Nov 1898 at about age 38 in At Sea

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Biography

Son of Lemuel D Young and Elizabeth K Marston

In the 1860 census Henry (age 5 months) was in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[1]

Henry DeMerritt married on 14 June 1894 to ^[2][3][4]

He died at sea; he was lost on the City of Portland Paddle Steamer in a catastropic gale.

excerpt from : Printed Boston Globe

"There were inquiries for Henry De Merritt Young from F. H. Small of Boston and Fred E. Whiting of Boston."

Find A Grave: Memorial #262147163

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_512; Page: 349; Family History Library Film: 803512
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #483372 (accessed 8 September 2022)
   Henry Young (5/12) in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.
2. ↑ Marriage: Chase, John Carroll, 1849-1936 : Chamberlain, George Walter. Seven generations of the descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase. Derry, N.H. : Unknown : 1928. Citing: Page: 430 (accessed before 11 September 2010)
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Record 2495 #47491138 (accessed 8 September 2022)
   Henry D Merritt Young (34) marriage to Mary Dyer on 14 Jun 1894 in Newton, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004277739.
   FamilySearch Record: FH67-T72 (accessed 8 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897M-3J7G Image number 00713
   Henry D Young (34) marriage to Mary F. Dyer on 14 Jun 1894 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

See also:

• Marriage

• Wikipedia article on the PS Portland, lost in a storm with all aboard in 1898

• The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts • 3, Publication: The Boston Globe Location: Boston, Massachusetts Issue Date: Saturday, December 3, 1898 Page: 3, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/430780182/

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262147163/henry-demerritt-young: accessed 9 December 2023), memorial page for Henry DeMerritt Young (1860–28 Nov 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 262147163; Buried or Lost at Sea, Lost at Sea; Maintained by Lori Jarvis (contributor 47689549).

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010.