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Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor 1784–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1784

Birth Location: Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia

Death Date: Jul 1850

Death Location: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Father: Richard Taylor

Mother: Sarah Strother

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): Anne Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Octavia Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Mary Taylor, Richard Taylor

In 1784, Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor entered the world in Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, born to Richard Lee Taylor And Sarah Pannill Dabney Strother. Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor married Margaret Mackall Peggy Smith, and had children including Anne Margaret Mackall Taylor, Margaret Smith Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Octavia Taylor, Richard Strother Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor. Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor passed away in 1850 in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor entered the world in Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, born to Richard Lee Taylor And Sarah Pannill Dabney Strother.
  • Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor married Margaret Mackall Peggy Smith, and had children including Anne Margaret Mackall Taylor, Margaret Smith Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Octavia Taylor, Richard Strother Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor.
  • Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor passed away in 1850 in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

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Spouses(s)

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Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850
Birth Place: Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia
Parents
Richard Lee Taylor
1743–1821
Orange County, Virginia
Sarah (Pannill Dabney) Strother
1760–1822
Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia
Grandparents
Zachary Taylor
1707–1768
Elizabeth Lee
1708–
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1676–1730
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1635–1698
Mary Walker
1640–1680

Zachary Taylor's Descendants

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Zachary ("Old Rough & Ready") Taylor (24 Nov 1784–Jul 1850) m. Margaret (Mackall "Peggy") Smith (21 Sep 1788–14 Aug 1852)
  1. 1. Anne (Margaret Mackall) Taylor 1811–1875
  2. 2. Sarah (Knox) Taylor 1814–1835 m. Jefferson (Finis) Davis 1808–1889
  3. 3. Octavia Taylor 1816–1820
  4. 4. Margaret (Smith) Taylor 1819–1820
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor 1824–1909
  6. 6. Richard (Strother) Taylor 1826–1879

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1784
24 Nov 1784
Birth of Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor in Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia
Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia
1850
9 Jul 1850
Age 66
Death of Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor in White House, Washington, District Of Columbia
White House, Washington, District Of Columbia
1850
Jul 1850
Age 66
Burial of Zachary "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1784
    Event Place: Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia
    Record Source: ChewFamilyTree.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1850
    Event Place: White House, Washington, District Of Columbia
    Record Source: Michelle Abrajano 021004.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1850
    Event Place: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Pullen010502.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
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    [2] Pullen010502.FTW

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