Author: Young, Edward R.
Biography:
YOUNG, Edward R. (1798-1864: ancestry.com)
Both works were published in Providence RI though the first described a year in Savannah GA. Confusingly, there are two gravesites for Edward R. and Edward Rogers Young in Providence, both with a death date of 14 Jul. 1864 but with slightly different birthdates and completely different names of family members. The poet is almost certainly Edward Rogers Young, born in Providence on 2 Dec. 1798. The family owned a successful grocery business on the market square in Providence. He was married twice, first to Adeline Mary Jones of Savannah GA (1802-30), in 1818, and after her death to Amanda Kinnicutt Coggeshall (1812-59) in 1831. At least five of his children survived him. He was evidently a prominent member of the community, serving as Secretary of the Charitable Fuel Society, for example, for over thirty years. He was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence. (ancestry.com 17 Mar. 2021; findmypast.com 17 Mar. 2021; Manufacturers and Farmers Journal [Providence RI] 1 Dec. 1864)
Other Names:
- E. R. Young