Zachary Taylor

1784 - 1850  (65 years)

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• Name	Zachary Taylor  [1, 2]
  Birth	24 Nov 1784	Montebello, Nelson, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jul 1850	White House, Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [1, 2]
  Age	65 years
  Burial	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I1779	A Demo Tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard Taylor           b. 3 Apr 1744, Orange, Virginia, USA           d. 19 Jan 1829, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Dabney Strother           b. 14 Dec 1760, Virginia, USA           d. 13 Dec 1822, Kentucky, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret MacKall Smith           b. 21 Sep 1788, Calvert, Maryland, USA           d. 14 Aug 1852, Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1810	Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1 son and 5 daughters
  1. Ann Margaret MacKall Taylor           b. 9 Apr 1811, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA           d. 2 Dec 1875, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sarah Knox Taylor           b. 6 Mar 1814, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA           d. 15 Sep 1835, St Francisville, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Octavia Pannill Taylor           b. 16 Aug 1816, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA           d. 8 Jul 1820, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Margaret Smith Taylor           b. 17 Jul 1819, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA           d. 22 Oct 1820, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mary Elizabeth Taylor           b. 20 Apr 1824, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA           d. 25 Jul 1909, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Richard Taylor           b. 27 Jan 1826, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA           d. 12 Apr 1879, New York, New York, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Elected in 1848 over Lewis Cass by a popular vote of 1,360,967 to 1,222,342 and an electoral vote of 163 to 127. Chose Millard Fillmore as vice-president. Died in office, while Congress was in session. Was a second cousin of James Madison.

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Zachary Taylor". A TNG-WordPress Integration Demonstration. https://uniquelyyourshosting.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1779&tree=demotree (accessed April 3, 2025).