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General Richard Taylor 1826–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1826

Birth Location: St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1879

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Zachary U.S.

Mother: Margaret Smith

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General Richard Taylor was born in 1826 in St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA, the child of Zachary Scott Taylor 12Th President Of The U S And Margaret Peggy Mackall Smith. General Richard Taylor passed away in 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • General Richard Taylor was born in 1826 in St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA, the child of Zachary Scott Taylor 12Th President Of The U S And Margaret Peggy Mackall Smith.
  • General Richard Taylor passed away in 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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General Taylor's Ancestors

Self
General Taylor
1826–1879
Birth Place: St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Zachary Scott Taylor, 12th President of The U.S.
1784–1850
Barboursville, Montebello, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ('Peggy' Mackall) Smith
1788–1852
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (Col. Richard Lee Taylor, Continental) Army
1741–1829
Rapidan, Orange Co (VA) USA
Sarah (Dabney Pannill) Strother
1760–1822
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Strother
1726–1808
Sarah Bayly
1720–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Strother
1702–1752
Susannah Dabney
1698–1752

General Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1826
27 January 1826
Birth of General Richard Taylor in St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
1879
12 April 1879
Age 53
Death of General Richard Taylor in New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1826
    Event Place: St. Charles Parish Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1879
    Event Place: New York City, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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