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."
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