Gilbert Sewell 

Gilbert Sewell 1939-2021 is a descendant of Etienne Young my ancestor. His great great grandmother was Elisabeth Anastasia Young. Elisabeth from Pabineau First Nation was married to Lemi (Remi Sewell) a member of the Eel River Bar first nation. Here is a list of the descendance: 

Gilbert I met a few years ago when I found out we were related, he was knowledgeable about the family history and the history of the Pabineau First Nation. He recanted how our common ancestor John Young was given land for the reserve where the Gowen Brae golf course is situated in Bathurst but he refused and asked for land along the big river (Nepisiquit) which is more populated with salmon. I ran into this fine gentleman many times after this first encounter and he was always happy to tell stories about the link of the Young family to the Pabineau Reserve. Gilbert was a highly regarded elder in his community, he was an Actor a storyteller, an Ambassador, he was a teacher of the Mi'kmaq language and the traditions and a lot more. From Atlantic Books: Over the years, oral storyteller Gilbert Sewell has achieved more than most people could ever imagine doing in a lifetime. He’s met with Pope John Paul, Lady Diana and the Consul of France. He’s received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, the New Brunswick Human Rights Award, the New Brunswick Eco Award and the Canadian Merit Award. And he has had his work featured by media outlets like the CBC, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and the Discovery Channel.

I am honored to have had the pleasure of meeting such a nice soul he will be greatly missed by all who were in contact with him. If Sewell means soul he wore it well. 

Here is a video of the songs he performed in his story telling: https://vimeo.com/48892696

 

According to the book A Compendious History of the Northern Part of the Province of New Brunswick John Young was an Englishman, this book was written in the 1800's and it was James Robertson at 93 a colleague of my ancestor who told the writer that John Young was an Englishman

                                                              Walker released from prison

Remember in the history of John Young in a book one of his grandsons recant a story about the fact that John Young had to send 3 canoes (Boats in Mi'maq interpretation ) to the king of England for a pardon. This makes me wonder if John Young was in prison with Commodore George Walker and became his righ hand man.