Samuel Will (1854 - 1876)

Born 1854 in Manor Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Died Apr 1876 at about age 22 in Shenks Ferry, Chanceford Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1854. He is the son of Samuel Will and Elizabeth Eckman.

^[1]Sad Drowning Affair - Samuel Will, a young man of Washington borough, aged 20 or 21 years, was drowned on Friday, while in the act of passing down the rapids in a canoe, opposite "Shenk’s Ferry," on the York side of the river. It seems the young man with his two older brothers were on their way to Peach Bottom, or near there, in a small canoe, for the purpose of bringing up a large flat through the canal, with the intention of using it to "flit" as their parents proposed moving next week to a point near Peach Bottom. When near the rapid water, the two older brothers got out on the tow path and intended to put the canoe in the canal, but Samuel insisted on "running it through" the rapids himself. After some parleying, the other brothers consented, but before going far the canoe capsized and Samuel found a watery grave. The elder brothers stood upon the tow path and witnessed the scene, unable to save him. They immediately returned with the intelligence to their parents. The sad affair has cast a gloom over the entire community. The young man was a son of Mr. Samuel Will, sr., an old resident of the borough.

Research Notes

There was another/different Samuel Will born in 1843 with mother Elizabeth and father Samuel living not far away in Cambria, Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ Examiner & Herald, Washington Boro, Lancaster PA. April 12, 1876

• 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Census Place: Washington, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 908; Family History Library Film: 805125 [Saml Will, Age: 6, Post Office: Manor]
• 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Census Place: Washington, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1357; Page: 558A; Family History Library Film: 552856