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Richard Taylor 1826–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1826

Birth Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 12 April 1879

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

Father: Zachary Taylor

Mother: Margaret Smith

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Richard Taylor was born in 1826 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Zachary Taylor And Margaret Mackall Smith. Richard Taylor passed away in 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Taylor was born in 1826 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Zachary Taylor And Margaret Mackall Smith.
  • Richard Taylor passed away in 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Richard Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Richard Taylor
1826–1879
Birth Place: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850
Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Margaret (Mackall) Smith
1788–1852
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Lee) Taylor
1744–1829
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Pannill Dabney) Strother
1760–1822
Rapidan, Orange Co (VA) USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachary Taylor
1707–
Elizabeth Lee
1703–1750
William Strother
1726–1808
Sarah Bailey
1720–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hancock Lee
1653–1709
Sarah Allerton
1670–1731
Francis Strother
1700–1752
Susannah Dabney
1700–1752

Richard Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1826
27 January 1826
Birth of Richard Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
1879
12 April 1879
Age 53
Death of Richard Taylor in New York, New York, United States of America
New York, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1826
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1879
    Event Place: New York, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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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