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Zachary Taylor 1784–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1784

Birth Location: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 July 1850

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Richard Taylor

Mother: Sarah Taylor

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s):

The story of Zachary Taylor began in 1784 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA. Zachary Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith. Zachary Taylor passed away in 1850 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Zachary Taylor began in 1784 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA.
  • Zachary Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith.
  • Zachary Taylor passed away in 1850 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

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Zachary Taylor
1784–1850
Birth Place: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Taylor
1741–1826
Orange, VA, Hare Forest, Virginia
Sarah (Dabney) Taylor
1760–1822
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachary Taylor
1705–1768
Rapidan, Orange Co, VA
Elizabeth Lee
1709–1753
Northumberland County, VA
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1673–1729
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
Hancock Lee
1653–1709
Sarah Allerton
1670–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1635–1698
Mary Gregory
1665–1747

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1784
24 November 1784
Birth of Zachary Taylor in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
1810
21 June 1810
Age 26
Zachary Taylor was married in Jefferson Co, KY
Jefferson Co, KY
1850
9 July 1850
Age 66
Death of Zachary Taylor in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1784
    Event Place: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1784; Birth city: Montebello; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1587.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 June 1810
    Event Place: Jefferson Co, KY
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1784; Birth city: Montebello; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1850
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1784; Birth city: Montebello; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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