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Young, Cecelia Sharp, 1872-1917

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1872 - 1917

Biography

Cecelia Sharp Young (1872-1917) was an American piano teacher.

Cecelia SHarp Young was born on July 7, 1872 to James Sharp and Elizabeth Naish Rogers in Salt Lake City, Utah. She studied piano in Paris somewhere in the span of 1901-1904. She returned to the United States due to her father's failng health. She met Mahonri Mackintosh Young in 1906, and the two were married on February 19, 1907. She died of cancer on November 4, 1917 in Bergen, New Jersey. She was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Citation:
wikipedia.org, via WWW, September 8, 2020 (studied piano in Paris; returned to U.S. due to father's health; met Mahonri Mackintosh Young in 1906; died of cancer).

familysearch.org, via WWW, September 8, 2020 (piano teacher; born on July 7, 1872 to James Sharp and Elizabeth Naish Rogers in Salt Lake City; married Mahonri Mackintosh Young on February 19, 1907; died on November 4, 1917 in Bergen, New Jersey).

findagrave.com, via WWW, September 8, 2020 (buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Young family papers, 1872-1956

 Series
Identifier: MSS 4 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of the Young family, mainly between Mahonri Mackintosh Young and others. Also contains legal documents, a scrapbook, drafts, and other writings. Dated 1872 to 1956.

Dates: 1872-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 4, Mahonri M. Young papers

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