Nancy Young

Captain Levi Young married Annie Perkins, erected a house in Foster, and commenced life as a farmer. A nineteenth-century account related the tragic events that befell the Young family. Captain Young's oldest daughter, Nancy, "a very bright and intelligent girl, at an early age became feeble in health and died of consumption on April 6th, 1827, aged 19 years. Previous to the death of Nancy, the second daughter, Almira, a very sprightly girl commenced a rapid decline in health with sure indications that she must soon follow her sister. The best skill of the most eminent physicians seemed to be all in vain. There was a large family of children and several of them were declining in the same manner. Mr. Young was a very worthy and pious man and wished to do everything possible to benefit his family, and he had the sympathy of all his friends and neighbors."

Text © Dr. Michael Bell