Hiero Young

21 March 1811–2 November 1861 (Age 50)
Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

The Life of Hiero

When Hiero Young was born on 21 March 1811, in Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, David Young Sr, was 37 and his mother, Hannah Eastman, was 32. He married Izanna Knowlton on 23 April 1836, in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 2 November 1861, in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 50.

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Family Time Line

Hiero Young
1811–1861
Izanna Knowlton
1815–
Marriage: 23 April 1836
Eliza Jane Young
1839–1862
Ellen Frances Young
1841–1863
William H Young
1843–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
23 April 1836
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
children

(3)

    Eliza Jane Young

    Female1839–1862Female

    Ellen Frances Young

    Female1841–1863Female

    William H Young

    Male1843–Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

+2 More Children

World Events (5)

1812

Age 1

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812

Age 1

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 14

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

1 English, Scottish, and northern Irish: distinguishing name (Middle English yunge, yonge ‘young’), for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, usually distinguishing a younger brother or a son. In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge.2 Americanization of a cognate, equivalent, or like-sounding surname in some other language, notably German Jung and Junk, Dutch ( De ) Jong(H) and Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .3 assimilated form of French Dion or Guyon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Hien Young, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
  • Hiero Young, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Here Young, "United States Census, 1860"

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