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Dorcas Taylor 1816–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816/7

Birth Location: Mercer, Maine (Somerset)

Death Date: AFT 2 JAN 1894

Death Location: Andover, Maine (Oxford)

Father: Joel Taylor

Mother: Sarah Day

Spouse(s): Jedediah Harding

Children(s): Fred Harding, Harriet Harding, Joel Harding, Nathaniel Harding, William Harding, Charles Harding, Alfred Harding, George Harding, Melinda Harding, Julia Harding, Elizabeth Harding, Joel Harding

Dorcas Taylor was born in 1816 in Mercer, Maine (Somerset), the child of Joel Taylor And Sarah Day. In 1835, Dorcas Taylor resided in Mercer, Maine (Somerset). In 1850, Dorcas Taylor resided in Andover, Maine (Oxford). Dorcas Taylor married Jedediah Harding, and had children including Alfred Clinton Harding, Charles M Harding, Elizabeth Helen Harding, Fred Winfield Harding, George Edwin Harding, Harriet M Harding, Joel A Harding, Joel Harding, Julia F Harding, Melinda Jane Harding, Nathaniel Harding, William Henry Harding. Dorcas Taylor passed away in 1894 in Andover, Maine (Oxford).

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Biography

  • Dorcas Taylor was born in 1816 in Mercer, Maine (Somerset), the child of Joel Taylor And Sarah Day.
  • In 1835, Dorcas Taylor resided in Mercer, Maine (Somerset).
  • In 1850, Dorcas Taylor resided in Andover, Maine (Oxford).
  • Dorcas Taylor married Jedediah Harding, and had children including Alfred Clinton Harding, Charles M Harding, Elizabeth Helen Harding, Fred Winfield Harding, George Edwin Harding, Harriet M Harding, Joel A Harding, Joel Harding, Julia F Harding, Melinda Jane Harding, Nathaniel Harding, William Henry Harding.
  • Dorcas Taylor passed away in 1894 in Andover, Maine (Oxford).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Taylor
1816–1894
Birth Place: Mercer, Maine (Somerset)
Parents
Joel Taylor
1792–
Starks, Maine (Somerset)
Sarah Day
1800–
New Hampshire
Grandparents
Joseph Taylor
1776–
Easter ((MNU)) Taylor
1776–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Taylor's Descendants

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Dorcas Taylor (1816/7–AFT 2 JAN 1894) m. Jedediah Harding (5 APR 1815–AFT 7 FEB 1887)
  1. 1. Fred (Winfield) Harding 1857– m. Ida (Mabel) Brown 1868–1931
    1. 1. Emmaline (L.) Harding 1892–1957 m. Moses (H.) Bachelder 1900–1969 m. Leo (Ralph) Marston 1878–1935
      1. 1. Mildred (Arlene) Marston 1913–2011
      2. 2. Catherine (Beatrice) Marston 1920–1998
      3. 3. Edgar (Leo) Marston 1924–2013
    2. 2. Mabel Harding 1887–
    3. 3. Julia (F.) Harding 1894– m. Harry (L.) Darling 1889–
      1. 1. Edna (Viola) Darling 1909–
    4. 4. Walter (L.) Harding 1896– m. Evangeline ((MNU)) Harding 1899–
      1. 1. Ralph (L.) Harding 1917–
      2. 2. Clarence (O.) Harding 1919–
    5. 5. Jennie (A.) Harding 1892–
  2. 2. Harriet (M.) Harding 1836–1897
  3. 3. Joel Harding 1837–1863
  4. 4. Nathaniel Harding 1839–
  5. 5. William (Henry) Harding 1841–1890
  6. 6. Charles (M.) Harding 1843–
  7. 7. Alfred (Clinton) Harding 1848–1873
  8. 8. George (Edwin) Harding 1850–1869
  9. 9. Melinda (Jane) Harding 1853–1882
  10. 10. Julia (F.) Harding 1859–1920
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Helen) Harding 1845–1875
  12. 12. Joel (A.) Harding 1864–

Dorcas Taylor's Timeline

8 Records

1816
1816/7
Birth of Dorcas Taylor in Mercer, Maine (Somerset)
Mercer, Maine (Somerset)
1835
AUG 1835
Age 19
Dorcas Taylor resided here in Mercer, Maine (Somerset)
Mercer, Maine (Somerset)
1850
1850
Age 34
Dorcas Taylor resided here in Andover, Maine (Oxford)
Andover, Maine (Oxford)
1860
1860
Age 44
Dorcas Taylor resided here in Andover, Maine (Oxford)
Andover, Maine (Oxford)
1870
1870
Age 54
Dorcas Taylor resided here in Andover, Maine (Oxford)
Andover, Maine (Oxford)
1880
1880
Age 64
Dorcas Taylor resided here in Andover, Maine (Oxford)
Andover, Maine (Oxford)
1894
2 JAN 1894
Age 78
Death of Dorcas Taylor in Andover, Maine (Oxford)
Andover, Maine (Oxford)
1894
AFT 2 JAN 1894
Age 78
Burial of Dorcas Taylor in Andover, Maine (Oxford)
Andover, Maine (Oxford)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816/7
    Event Place: Mercer, Maine (Somerset)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 census, Andover, Maine (Oxford), Pg. 56 - 25 Jun 1860
    [2] 1850 Census, Pg. 193b (4 of 18) - 15 Jul 1850
    [3] 1870 census, Andover, Maine (Oxford), Pg. 11 - 10 Jun 1870
    [4] Www.findagrave.com, Searched Jedediah Harding born 1815m died 1887
    [5] 1880 census, Andover, Maine (Oxford), Pg. 3 - 5 Jun 1880 SD 1 ED 116
    [6] Maine Deaths 1908 to 1922, Julia F. (Harding) Russell wife of Alonzo died 18 Dec 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: AUG 1835
    Event Place: Mercer, Maine (Somerset)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Andover, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source: 1850 Census, Pg. 193b (4 of 18) - 15 Jul 1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Andover, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source: 1860 census, Andover, Maine (Oxford), Pg. 56 - 25 Jun 1860

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Andover, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source: 1870 census, Andover, Maine (Oxford), Pg. 11 - 10 Jun 1870

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Andover, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source: 1880 census, Andover, Maine (Oxford), Pg. 3 - 5 Jun 1880 SD 1 ED 116

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1894
    Event Place: Andover, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source: Www.findagrave.com, Searched Jedediah Harding born 1815m died 1887

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 2 JAN 1894
    Event Place: Andover, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source: Www.findagrave.com, Searched Jedediah Harding born 1815m died 1887

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