Lucy Mehitabel Bayley

Brief Life History of Lucy Mehitabel

When Lucy Mehitabel Bayley was born on 16 January 1848, in Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, James P. Bayley, was 32 and her mother, Sirena Tryphena Catlin vs Catlan, was 28. She married David Fosha Taylor on 23 October 1867, in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Boulder Township, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 February 1920, in Havelock, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Fosha Taylor
1838–1912
Lucy Mehitabel Bayley
1848–1920
Marriage: 23 October 1867
Frances Adele Taylor
1868–1918
Grace Taylor
1887–
Tryphena Sirena Taylor
1871–1901
Alma Taylor
1873–1873
Elmer Allen Taylor
1874–1962
Lulu Daisy Myrtle Taylor
1876–1920
Roy Taylor
1878–1965
Bertie Taylor
1880–1880
Ivan James Taylor
1882–1960
Celia Gay Taylor
1889–1980
Ratio Taylor
1891–1978

Sources (23)

  • Lucy Taylor in household of David F Taylor, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lucy Mehitabel Bayley - birth: 16 January 1848; Massena, St Lawrence, New York, United States 1848
  • Lucy Bailey, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Clay, Iowa, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867

Nebraska is the 37th state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bailey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Lucy Mehitabel Bayley

I never knew my grandmother since she died before I was born.

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