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Irena Taylor 1784–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1784

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 14 Mar 1868

Death Location: Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Phineas Taylor

Mother: Molly Sherwood

Spouse(s): Philo Barnum

Children(s): Phineas Barnum, Eder Barnum, Almira Barnum, Cordelia Barnum, Mary Barnum

Irena Taylor was born in 1784 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Phineas Taylor And Molly Sherwood. Irena Taylor married Philo F Barnum, and had children including Almira Barnum, Cordelia Barnum, Eder Barnum, Mary Taylor Barnum, Phineas Taylor Pt Barnum. Irena Taylor passed away in 1868 in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Irena Taylor was born in 1784 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Phineas Taylor And Molly Sherwood.
  • Irena Taylor married Philo F Barnum, and had children including Almira Barnum, Cordelia Barnum, Eder Barnum, Mary Taylor Barnum, Phineas Taylor Pt Barnum.
  • Irena Taylor passed away in 1868 in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phineas Taylor
1750–1833
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
PT
Molly Sherwood
1759–1825
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
MS

Spouses(s)

Philo Barnum
1778–1826
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield ( Windham, Windham?), Connecticut, USA
PB

Children(s)

Phineas Barnum
1810–1891
Birth Location: Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
PB
Eder Barnum
1813–1855
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EB
Almira Barnum
1823–1832
Birth Location: Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
AB
Cordelia Barnum
1820–1858
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
CB
Mary Barnum
1815–1899
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MB

Irena Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Irena Taylor
1784–1868
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Phineas Taylor
1750–1833
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Molly Sherwood
1759–1825
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Nathan Taylor
1717–1798
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Mary Weed
1721–1808
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Irena Taylor's Descendants

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Irena Taylor (7 Oct 1784–14 Mar 1868) m. Philo (F) Barnum (04 April (March?) 1778–07 September 1826 (1828?))
  1. 1. Phineas (Taylor "PT") Barnum 1810–1891 m. Nancy Fish 1850–1927 m. Charity Hallett 1808–1873
    1. 1. Frances (Irena) Barnum 1842–1844
    2. 2. Helen (Maria) Barnum 1840–1915
    3. 3. Pauline (Taylor) Barnum 1846–1877 m. Nathan Seeley 1837–1916
      1. 1. Herbert (Barnum) Seeley 1871–1914
      2. 2. Clinton (Barnum) Seeley 1867–1958
      3. 3. Jessica (Barnum) Seeley 1869–1897
    4. 4. Caroline (Cordelia) Barnum 1833–1911 m. David (W) Thompson 1831–1915
      1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Thompson 1856–1926
      2. 2. John (Henry) Thompson 1859–1939
      3. 3. Frances ("Fanny" Barnum) Thompson 1853–1939
      4. 4. Phineas (Taylor Barnum) Thompson 1865–1868
  2. 2. Eder Barnum 1813–1855
  3. 3. Almira Barnum 1823–1832
  4. 4. Cordelia Barnum 1820–1858
  5. 5. Mary (Taylor) Barnum 1815–1899

Irena Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1784
7 Oct 1784
Birth of Irena Taylor in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1868
14 Mar 1868
Age 84
Death of Irena Taylor in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1868
4 Dec 1868
Age 84
Irena Taylor - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1784
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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