Levi is the son of Michael Young & Sarah Serson, Ella is the daughter of George Adam Gray & Mary Elizabeth Morrison
Levi Matthew Serson Youngb1879May19OttawaOnt died1962May13WinnipegMan There is an island in the Ottawa river at Ottawa known as Young's Island, named after a well known lumberman in the area, Captain Levi Young. This island was the location of his lumbermill. Captain Levi Young was one of a group of American lumberman who came to the area in the 1800's & one of the 1st in the area to use arc lamps for outside lighting which was a novelty that attracted many sightseers. |
=Ella Georgina Gray b1884July30WyecombeNorthWalsinghamTownshipNorfolkCountyOntario on Grandfather's farm after Father's death died1967Feb19Winnipeg Man married1905Dec18ChicagoIllUSA RevLittle Levi is found in 1891 in ManitobaMarquetteCypressNorth with his parents 1901SelkirkAssiniboiaT-6435 a-3 page 8 Levi Young clerk in GeneralStore earning $500boarder of David Williamson |
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