Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Collection of Photographs of the Family of Herbert A. Young and Sarah Louise (McDonald) Young of Auburn, Maine


Eight photographs of the Young family of Auburn, Maine.  Above, Sarah Louise (McDonald) Young, as identified below.  The collection consists of two more photographs of Sarah, several photographs of her children and a cabinet photograph of young Marguerite Sullivan.


The collection:
  • Three cabinet photographs of Sarah Louise (McDonald) Young (1869-1924); by the Hammond studio of Lewiston, Maine; and two by the Larock studio of Lewiston, Maine
  • Photograph of Sarah's daughter Nellie E. Young (1892-1982), by the Harry L. Plummer studio of Lewiston, Maine
  • Cabinet photograph of three of Sarah's children: Nellie E. Young (1892-1982); Arthur Alexander Young (1894-1918) and Frank Llewellyn Young (1890-1916); by the H. L. Stevens studio of Lewiston, Maine
  • Baby photograph of Sarah's son Herbert William Young (1900-1959); by the Merrill studio of Lewiston, Maine
  • Baby photograph of Sarah's son Charles Harold Young (1906-?); by the Flagg & Plummer studio of Lewiston, Maine
  • Cabinet photograph of young girl Marguerite Sullivan; taken by the Howard studio of Lewiston, Maine
left to right: Nellie E. Young; Arthur Alexander Young; Frank Llewellyn Young

From brief online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions requested]

Herbert A. Young was born about March 1864 at Saco, Maine, the son of Charles Allen Young and Caroline (Jewett) Young.  On July 23, 1889 at Lewiston, Maine, Herbert married Sarah Louise McDonald, daughter of Alexander and Sarah (Rush) McDonald.  Sarah was born at Benedicta, Maine, on July 14, 1869.  

Note: A Rush family reunion is held periodically at Benedicta, Maine; more information here.

 Sarah Louise (McDonald) Young

Children of Herbert A. Young and Sarah Louise (McDonald) Young:
  1. Frank Llewellyn Young (1890-1916); accidental drowning
  2. Nellie E. Young (1892-1982)
  3. Arthur Alexander Young )1894-1918); died of influenza at the Naval Hospital at Chelsea, Massachusetts
  4. Ralph Charles Young (1896-1897)
  5. Alice Marie Young (1898-1899)
  6. Herbert William Young (1900-1959)
  7. Ralph Albert Young (1902-1960)
  8. Charles Harold Young (1906-?)
  9. Bernard Thomas Young (1908-1954)
As you can see from the above, the family suffered its share of tragedy.

 Marguerite Sullivan

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

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