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Christopher Taylor 1759–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 NOV 1759

Birth Location: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: the ocean, lost at sea

Father: Samuel Taylor

Mother: Mehitable Ryder

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Christopher Taylor

The story of Christopher Taylor began in 1759 in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable). Christopher Taylor married Mercy Godfrey, and had children including Christopher Taylor. Christopher Taylor passed away in 1786 in the ocean, lost at sea.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Taylor began in 1759 in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable).
  • Christopher Taylor married Mercy Godfrey, and had children including Christopher Taylor.
  • Christopher Taylor passed away in 1786 in the ocean, lost at sea.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Taylor's Ancestors

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Christopher Taylor
1759–1786
Birth Place: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Samuel Taylor
1722–1787
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Mehitable Ryder
1724–1788
Grandparents
Samuel Taylor
1675–
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1652–1721
Sarah Matthews
1649–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Taylor
1623–1673
Ruth Whelden
1626–1673
James Matthews
–1668
Sarah Matthews
1627–

Christopher Taylor's Descendants

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Christopher Taylor (27 NOV 1759–1786)
  1. 1. Christopher Taylor 1786–

Christopher Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1759
27 NOV 1759
Birth of Christopher Taylor in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1786
1786
Age 27
Death of Christopher Taylor in the ocean, lost at sea
the ocean, lost at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 NOV 1759
    Event Place: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source:
    [1] James W. Hawes, <i>Richard Taylor, Taylor and Some of His Descendants<i> (Copyright 1914 by Charles W. Swift), pg. 25
    [2] James W. Hawes, <i>Richard Taylor, Taylor and Some of His Descendants<i> (Copyright 1914 by Charles W. Swift), pg. 30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: the ocean, lost at sea
    Record Source: James W. Hawes, <i>Richard Taylor, Taylor and Some of His Descendants</i> (Copyright 1914 by Charles W. Swift), pg. 30

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