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Identifier: historyofworcest05nutt (find matches)
Title: History of Worcester and its people
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Nutt, Charles, 1868-1918
Subjects: Worcester (Mass.) -- History Worcester (Mass.) -- Biography
Publisher: New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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and geography text-books. (See Geography of the World, by J. B. Calkin,brother of Mrs. Youngs grandmother. He was inspector of schools for several yearsin Nova Scotia, and principal of Nova Scotia Normal School, at Truro, for thirtyyears). Obadiah P. Young, father of the Young brothers of this city, was born in 1839,in Nova Scotia, died in this city, January 27, 1916. He spent his last years in Wor-cester. He married, in 1862, Annie Cashman, of Nova Scotia. Their children were:Harris W.; Wallace H., mentioned above; George F. (deceased); Parker J., of thiscity; Cora B.; Frank M.; Lamert L.; Mary A.; Clara (deceased); Judson O.; Fosterv.; William E., mentioned below. William E. Young, president of the Young Brothers Company, was born in NovaScotia, April 29, 1872, son of Obadiah P. Young, mentioned above. He attended theschools of his native place, and completed his education here in the evening schools.Since the firm of Young Brothers became a corporation he has been president. He is
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<^^fe^^... ^. £^^ AND ITS PEOPLE 791 a member of Central Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; of the GreendaleBaptist Church and of the VVorcester Chamber of Commerce. WILLIAM H. LELAND, Partner of the Leiand-Gifford Company, was bornon Granite street, in this city, February 22, 1866, son of R. F. and Jane Leland. He isdescended from Henry Leland, the pioneer of the family, who was born in Englandabout 16.30. married Margaret Babcock. came to this country in 1652, and died inSherborn, April 4, 1680. He began his school life in the old Dix street building,where he was a pupil until he was ten years old. When a small boy he assisted hisfather, who was a teamster, taking long drives, and early in life became accustomedto hard, manual work. He worked also in the cotton mills at Xorthville when a merelad, and in the Worcester Slipper Shop, on Mechanic street. At the age of thirteenhe entered the employ of Charles G. Washburn, in the Wire Goods Company shops,in Allen Court, and ther

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