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Zachary Taylor 1784 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 NOV 1784

Birth Location: Barboursville, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 JUL 1850

Death Location: Washington County, D.C., USA

Father: Richard Taylor

Mother: Sarah Strother

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

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

In 1784, Zachary Taylor entered the world in Barboursville, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother. Zachary Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith, and had children including Octavia Pannell Taylor, Ann Mackall Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Taylor, Margaret Smith Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor. Zachary Taylor passed away in 1850 in Washington County, D.C., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Zachary Taylor entered the world in Barboursville, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother.
  • Zachary Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith, and had children including Octavia Pannell Taylor, Ann Mackall Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Taylor, Margaret Smith Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor.
  • Zachary Taylor passed away in 1850 in Washington County, D.C., USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Zachary Taylor
1784 – 1850
Birth Place: Barboursville, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Taylor
1744 – 1829
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Dabney) Strother
1760 – 1822
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachary Taylor
1707 – 1768
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lee
1709 – 1753
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1709
Sarah Allerton
1670 – 1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lee
1618 – 1664
Anne Constable
1622 – 1706

Zachary Taylor's Descendants

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Zachary Taylor (24 NOV 1784 – 9 JUL 1850) m. Margaret (Mackall) Smith (21 SEP 1788 – 14 AUG 1852)
  1. 1. Octavia (Pannell) Taylor (16 AUG 1816 – 8 JUL 1820)
  2. 2. Ann (Mackall) Taylor (9 APR 1811 – 27 DEC 1875)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor (10 APR 1824 – 25 JUL 1909)
  4. 4. Richard Taylor (27 JAN 1826 – 12 APR 1879)
  5. 5. Margaret (Smith) Taylor (27 JUL 1819 – 22 OCT 1820)
  6. 6. Sarah (Knox) Taylor (6 MAR 1814 – 15 SEP 1835)

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1784
24 NOV 1784
Birth of Zachary Taylor in Barboursville, Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Virginia, USA
1850
9 JUL 1850
Age 66
Death of Zachary Taylor in Washington County, D.C., USA
Washington County, D.C., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1784
    Event Place: Barboursville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [4] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1850
    Event Place: Washington County, D.C., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [4] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
    [5] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

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