William Taylor

Brief Life History of William

When William Taylor was born on 27 January 1758, in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Othniel Taylor, was 38 and his mother, Martha Arms, was 29. He married Abigail Giles on 30 December 1784, in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Todd, Kentucky, United States in 1830. He died on 17 December 1826, in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Taylor
1758–1826
Abigail Giles
1764–1802
Marriage: 30 December 1784
Laura B Taylor
1786–1847
William Taylor
1787–1807
Orrin Taylor
1789–1876
Abigail Taylor
1792–1838
Clarissa Taylor
1794–1878
Dorothy Taylor
1797–1877
Hart Taylor
1799–1880
Taylor
1802–1802

Sources (35)

  • William Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • William Taylor, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • William Taylor, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: occupational name for a tailor, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English taillour ‘tailor’ (Old French tailleor, tailleur; Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland. In North America, it has absorbed equivalents from other languages, many of which are also common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example German Schneider and Hungarian Szabo . It is also very common among African Americans.

In some cases also an Americanized form of French Terrien ‘owner of a farmland’ or of its altered forms, such as Therrien and Terrian .

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

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William Taylor

William Taylor BIRTH 27 Jan 1758 DEATH 17 Dec 1826 (aged 68) BURIAL Old Cemetery #01 Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA son of Othniel Taylor & Martha (Arms) Taylor m. 1) Abigail Giles of …

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