Brief Life History of John Taylor
When John Taylor Lay was born on 13 November 1845, in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Harvey Lay, was 28 and his mother, Sytha Solena Crosby, was 27. He married Rachel Ellen Wiltbank on 8 October 1870, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 March 1913, in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Jno Lay in household of Wm H Lay, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Taylor Lay, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
- John Taylor Lay, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lee .
Scottish: shortened form of McClay .
German: habitational name from any of the places so named, in the Rhineland near Koblenz and in Bavaria, from lay(h), a word meaning ‘stone, rock, slate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Taylor Lay (1845 - 1913)
John Taylor Lay - written by, daughter, Sarah Lay Shirts Larsen John Taylor Lay was born in Monroe County, Mississippi, on Nov. 13, 1845, the eldest child of William Harvey Lay and Sytha Crosby Lay …
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