Title
Mr.
Last Name
Young
First Name
Peleg
Middle Name
H.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
1840?
Place of Death
Milton, NH
Date of Death
1921-01-23
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 1-27-1921, p.5
Obituary
Peleg H. Young Mrs. C. C. Palmer received news Sunday evening of the death of her father, Capt., Peleg H. Young of Bar Harbor, which occurred at the home of his son, Natt E. Young, at Milton, N. H., following an illness of several months. Capt. Young was nearly 81 years of age and for 55 years followed the sea as captain of sailing vessels engaged in foreign trade, chiefly to South American ports. He has made the voyage around Cape Horn 27 times. He also served for several years as commander of a gunboat in the Chinese navy. Besides a widow he is survived by a son, Natt E. Young of Milton, N. H., two daughters, Mrs. Leon L. Smith of Portland, Mrs. C. C. Palmer of this town, a sister, Mrs. Minnie Willard of Needham, Mass., and a brother, Capt. Owen S. Young of Portland. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Portland.