Foster Vergue YOUNG
Biography

Foster Vergue Young

This fine old Nova Scotia family is represented in Worcester, Massachusetts, by five brothers trading as Young Brothers, a very successful business house, and by a sixth brother, Foster V. Young, formerly connected with Young Brothers, but now general manager of the B. F. Marsh Company. No. 22 Garden street, Worcestser, Massachusetts. These brothers are sons of Obadiah Parker Young, born in New Germany, Nova Scotia, who there spent his life until near its close, when he retired and spent his last years in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he died. he was a farmer most of his life, but for some years was also postmaster at Lake Paul, Nova Scotia. He married Annie Cushman, born in Caledonia, Nova Scotia, died in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1911. They were th parents of twelve children: Wallace H., a member of the firm of Young Brothers, married and has no children; George, killed in a railroad accident in Worcester; Parker J., a plumber of Worcester, married, and has three children; Cora B., a bookeeper with Young Brothers; Clara, died in Nova Scotia, aged eighteen years; Frank, a farmer in Nova Scotia, married, and has five children; La Mert, unmarried, a resident of Worcester, in the employ of Young Borthers; Mary A., unmarried, a resident of Worcester; Judson O., manager of the Springfield, Massachusetts branch of Worcester, married, and has three children; Foster Vergue, of futher mention.

Foster V. Young was born in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, July 13, 1886, and there lived until the age of fifteen years when he came to Worcester, Massachusetts, which has since been his home. He attended Aylesford schols until coming to Worcester, and here in 1907 was graduated from Worcester Academy. He then spent four years as a student at Brown University, whence he was graduated B. Sc., class of 1911. Upon his return to Worcester after graduation, he entered the employ of the firm of Young Brothers, a Worcester business house, organized, owned an conducted by his five brothers; Wallace H., William, George, Frank and Judson O. He remained with Young Brothers three years, until 1914, then became traveling salesman for McAndrews & Forbes, of Camden, New Jersey. He continued with that house for two years, until July 15, 1916, when he became city salesman for the B. F. Marsh Company of Worcester, wholesale and reatil dealers in mason and sewer suppies. He continued city salesman until June 1, 1918, when he was promoted to his present position, general manager, a post he ably fills. Mr. Young has a tract at Millbury, Massachusetts, of three acres upon whihc he resides and enjoys to the full his passion for gardening fruits ad flowers, the distance between his home and place of business being quickly covered in this auto. He is a member of Lincoln Square Baptist Churhc, and in his political faith is a Republican.

Mr. Youn married, June 15, 1912, at Millbury, Massachusetts, Marian Williard, born there, her father deceased, her mother, Mrs. Rachel Williard, yet a resident of the same village. Mr. and Mrs. Young are the parents of a son, Donald Williard, born June 18, 1916.

History of Worcester, and Its People by Charles Nutt, 1919

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