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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown Memories => Topic started by: Towntalk on April 27, 2010, 07:27:25 AM

Title: John Young
Post by: Towntalk on April 27, 2010, 07:27:25 AM
Question:

We all know that John Young founded our city, but there is another Youngstown that is a village in New York ... our John Young came from New York and Youngstown New York was founded by a John Young.

Was Youngstown, N.Y.'s John Young and Youngstown, Ohio's John Young the same man?
Title: Re: John Young
Post by: AllanY2525 on May 13, 2010, 04:18:11 PM
There is also a Youngstown, Pennsylvania

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Title: Re: John Young
Post by: Towntalk on May 13, 2010, 05:02:12 PM
True, but the town was named after Alexander Young, whose first lot was recorded November 25, 1815, in the Recorder's office of Westmoreland County. There was a dispute to the name of the town over if it should be called Martinsburg or Youngstown. The name Youngstown was settled upon after it was found that a town of Martinsburg already existed in the Commonwealth.

Youngstown, New York on the other hand was founded by a John Young, and in the same general timespan that Youngstown, Ohio was founded.

The question is was the John Young that founded Youngstown, New York the same John Young that founded Youngstown, Ohio. Both give Young's birthplace as New York.
Title: Re: John Young
Post by: iwasthere on May 17, 2010, 10:07:48 AM
Quote from: AllanY2525 on May 13, 2010, 04:18:11 PM
There is also a Youngstown, Pennsylvania

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youngstown, new york