Brief Life History of John George
When John George Young was born in 1740, in Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Cpt Johann “Adam” Young, was 23 and his mother, Catherine Elizabeth Schremling, was 20. He married Margaret Streit in 1760, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 October 1810, at the age of 70, and was buried in Young Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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- Legacy NFS Source: George Young Sr - Individual or family possessions: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: John George Young
- John George Young, "Find a Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .
Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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