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Zachary Gen Taylor 1784–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1784

Birth Location: Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 9 July 1850

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Richard Taylor

Mother: Sarah Taylor

Spouse(s): Margaret Taylor

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

Zachary Gen Taylor was born in 1784 in Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Richard Col Taylor And Sarah Dabney Taylor. Zachary Gen Taylor married Margaret Mackall Taylor, and had children including Ann Margaret Wood, Margaret Smith Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Dandridge, Octavia Pannell Taylor, Richard Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor. Zachary Gen Taylor passed away in 1850 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Zachary Gen Taylor was born in 1784 in Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Richard Col Taylor And Sarah Dabney Taylor.
  • Zachary Gen Taylor married Margaret Mackall Taylor, and had children including Ann Margaret Wood, Margaret Smith Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Dandridge, Octavia Pannell Taylor, Richard Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor.
  • Zachary Gen Taylor passed away in 1850 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850
Birth Place: Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Richard Col Taylor
1744–1829
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Dabney) Taylor
1760–1822
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Zachary Taylor
1707–1768
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lee
1703–1750
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1673–1729
Martha Taylor
1679–1762
Hancock Lee
1653–1709
Sarah Allerton
1670–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Zachary Taylor's Descendants

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Zachary (Gen) Taylor (24 November 1784–9 July 1850) m. Margaret (Mackall) Taylor (21 September 1788–14 August 1852)
  1. 1. Richard Taylor 1826–1879
  2. 2. Sarah (Knox) Taylor 1814–1835 m. Jefferson Davis 1814–1835
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Dandridge 1824–1909
  4. 4. Octavia (Pannell) Taylor 1816–1820
  5. 5. Margaret (Smith) Taylor 1819–1820
  6. 6. Ann (Margaret) Wood 1811–1875

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1784
24 November 1784
Birth of Zachary Gen Taylor in Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
1850
9 July 1850
Age 66
Death of Zachary Gen Taylor in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1784
    Event Place: Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1850
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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