Samuel Youngs was an American

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 school teacher. He was a friend of Washington Irving

Washington Irving

Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works...

 and may have served as inspiration for the character Ichabod Crane

Ichabod Crane

Ichabod Crane is a fictional character in Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820.-Origin:...

 in Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820...

".

He served as a lieutenant

Lieutenant

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 in the American Revolutionary War

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, and was honoured, along with other residents of Tarrytown

Tarrytown

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 who fought in that war, with a monument erected in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Following the war, he became a member of the Assembly and Surrogate of Westchester County. He was buried in the yard of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church , is a 17th century stone church located on Albany Post Road in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. It and its five-acre churchyard feature prominently in Washington Irving's...

 in Sleepy Hollow, New York

Sleepy Hollow, New York

Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by the Philipse Manor stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line.Originally...

. In 1851 Youngs' remains were removed to the Dale Cemetery

Dale Cemetery

The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York is a town-owned cemetery encompassing and has been operational since October 1851.-Description:...

 in Ossining

Ossining (town), New York

Ossining is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 37,674 at the 2010 census. It contains two villages, the Village of Ossining and part of Briarcliff Manor, the rest of which is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant....

, New York, becoming the first interment at that cemetery.

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