James Taylor
1729–
West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
The Life of James
When James Taylor was born in 1729, in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Taylor, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Bagg, was 35.
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Family Time Line
Samuel Taylor
1686–1774
Sarah Bagg
1694–1776
Sarah Taylor
1717–1717
Samuel Taylor Jr.
1718–1798
Sarah Taylor
1721–1795
John Taylor
1724–1787
Elizabeth Taylor
1727–
James Taylor
1729–
Obediance Taylor
1732–
Nathaniel Taylor
1736–1801
Luce Taylor
1744–
Parents & Siblings
1686–1774Male
1694–1776Female
siblings
(9)
1717–1717Female
1718–1798Male
1721–1795Female
1724–1787Male
1727–Female
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 47
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 47
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1791
Age 62
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a tailor, from Old French tailleur (Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland, and its numbers have been swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of the numerous equivalent European names, most of which are also very common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example Schneider , Szabó , and Portnov .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- James Taylor, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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