Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-24
A NOTABLE EVENT.

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the escaped prisoners.
A NOTABLE EVENT.
The celebration of the Tooth anni-
versary of the birth of Mrs. Mary
Young occurred at her home in Ban
gor, Maine, Sept. Sd, and the gath
| ering was as remarkable in other
ways as in the great age to which she
has lived. There were seated at one
table representatives of five genera
tons, viz Mrs. Young; her son,
Elijah, 76 years old; his daughter,
Mrs. Lang; her daughter, Mrs. Hob
son, and the young child of the lat
| ter.
Mrs. Young is the mother of nine
boys and four girls, every one of
whom lived to good age, married
and had children, and out of the
| thirteen there are nine now living,
all but one Of whom were present,
the oldest being 80 years of age and
the youngest 81. The average age
of her nine living sons and daughters
is nearly SO years, and all are able
to attend to their daily occupation.
Mrs. Young was the youngest of
eight children and was born at Lee,
n. H., Sept. 3, 1888. When about
II years of age she married Benja-
min Young, a son of Rev. Winthrop
Young, the first settled minister at
Cantubury. The latter had five sons
and five daughters and officiated at
the marriage of every one of them.
His wife lived to be SO years old.
A time after marriage Benjamin and
Mary Young moved to Wheelock,
VT, then to Waterford, VT, and
thence to ST. Johnsbury, VT, and
to Calais, Maine, arriving at the lat
ter place about 80 years ago. In
that city, the husband, Benjamin,
died at the age of about "a years,
and a few years since the widow,
Mary Young, moved to Bangor.
Benjamin and Mary Young had
thirteen children. The oldest. Deb
orah, married Chas. Adams and set
tied in Illinois where she died at the
age of 76 years. The Oldest son,
Loren w. Young, of st. Johnsbury,
VT, was present and though 80 years
of age is active and strong. He en-
listed in the 1st Vermont Cavalry in
1861 when he was 5S years old and
served until Nov. 1864 and was
wounded by a sabre cut at Hanover
in June 1868 when he was 60 years
old and in active service. Obadiah
who was nearly the same age also
served in the army and died in 1870
when about Ga years of age. Elijah
and Abigail are twins aged 76 years.
The former looks like a very young
man though he is a great grandfa-
ther and all four generations met
with his mother yesterday. Abigail
married Appleton Webb and now
lives in Minnesota but was not able to
attend at this gathering. Mary mar
ried Andrew Metcalf, of Bucksport,
and died in 1913.
Benjamin, 20 years old, is still one
of the most active business men down
east, carrying on extensive lumber
business in Nova Scotia and residing
at Calais. VIM. H., 6S years old,
is widely known in connection with
the Exchange Hotel at Calais, which
he managed many years, but recently
leased to other parties. Winthrop,
&c years old, resided many years in
| Calais, but is now one of the prom
inent citizens of Minneapolis. He
was few years ago the democratic
candidate for Governor of Minnesota
and has been very active and sue
cessful man. Jackson, GA years old,
is residence of Bangor, and well
known to our people. Maria NJ, SO
years old, is also a resident of Ban
gor, and the wife of G.. w. Spratt,
Esq. Milo F., 81 years old, has a
cattle ranch in Nebraska, where he
resides.
Among others present, besides
those named, was Rev. E. G.. Page,
of Richmond, Me-, nephew of Mrs.
Young; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Lang,
and their son Chester, of Island
Pond, VT; Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hob
son, of Island Pond, VT; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Young and son, of
Waterford, Vt; Regina F. Stevens,
of St. Johnsbury, daughter of Loren
Young; Ada M. Young, of Charles
ton, VT, and Cyrena M. Young, of
Manchester, N. H., daughters of
Elijah Young; A. D. Bemis, of Me-
chanic Falls, with his wife, also a
daughter of Elijah Young; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Spratt, and family of
Bangor; Miss Virgie Johnson, with
whom her grandmother lives; Mrs.
Ticknor, Miss Matte Young, Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Curran, and Mrs.
Willis M. Haycock, all of Calais.
Mrs. Young received the company
and knew readily all whom she had
ever seen, her mind being apparently
as clear as ever and her memory ex-
cellent, and she can read without
glasses. Before dinner, Mr.. Benja-
min Young called the assembly to
order and expressed the pleasure he
felt that sO Oood n m0fbar ShouId