Chesley Taylor Boatright

Brief Life History of Chesley Taylor

When Chesley Taylor Boatright was born on 13 June 1834, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States, his father, Chesley Hood Boatright, was 36 and his mother, Eliza Louisa Taylor, was 32. He married Elizabeth West on 1 January 1861, in Arkansas, United States. He lived in Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States in 1850 and Richland Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States in 1860. He died on 11 January 1863, in Madison, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Cross Roads, Madison, Arkansas, United States.

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Chesley Taylor Boatright
1834–1863
Elizabeth West
1835–
Marriage: 1 January 1861

Sources (3)

  • C Taylor Boatright in household of C H Boatright, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Chesley Taylor Boatright, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Chesley Boatright in household of Chesley H Boatright, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (6)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Boatwright .

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

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