Polly Putnam

Female29 December 1797–25 September 1870

Brief Life History of Polly

When Polly Putnam was born on 29 December 1797, in Andover, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Jacob Putnam, was 26 and her mother, Mary Burton, was 24. She married Oreb Taylor on 8 March 1823, in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 10 daughters. She lived in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. She died on 25 September 1870, in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oreb Taylor
1787–1865
Polly Putnam
1797–1870
Marriage: 8 March 1823
Mary Ann Taylor
1824–1895
Jonathon Taylor
1825–1890
Sophia Putnam Taylor
1827–1918
Rachel Brooks Taylor
1829–1922
Lydia Mary Taylor
1830–1912
Sophronia P. Taylor
1832–1859
Almira F. Taylor
1833–1913
Betsey Azuba Taylor
1835–1912
Celinda G. Taylor
1837–1857
Laura A Taylor
1838–1907
Elsie L Taylor
1841–1891

Sources (29)

  • Polly Taylor in household of Oreb Taylor, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Polly Putnam, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Polly Putnam Taylor, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 March 1823Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States
  • Children (11)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 3

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    Age 6

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 22

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    English (Middlesex and Buckinghamshire): habitational name from either of two places, in Hertfordshire and Surrey, called Puttenham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Putta, meaning ‘kite’ (the bird) + Old English hām ‘homestead’.

    History: John Putnam emigrated from England to Salem, MA, before 1641, and established a family that was still prominent in Massachusetts four generations later, including the revolutionary war soldier Israel Putnam (1718–90) and his cousin Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), also a soldier, one of the first settlers in OH.

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

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