Samuel Youngs
Samuel Youngs (December 4, 1760 – September 12, 1839) was an American school teacher. He was a friend of Washington Irving and elements of his life may be included in the character Ichabod Crane in Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", along with the character inspiration from Kinderhook Schoolteacher, Jesse Merwin.[1][2]
He served as a
Ossining, New York, becoming the first interment at that cemetery.[3]
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- ISBN 978-1-5116-4546-1.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ a b c "In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Monument in Memory of Soldiers of the Revolution" (PDF). The New York Times. New York. 1894-10-14. p. 17. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Historic Dale Cemetery". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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