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John Taylor


Birth1 November 1808Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Taylor, ID: KWJC-VF5.

    FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), Database, FamilySearch.org, John Taylor, 04 Dec 1808; citing , reference 2:2SHN77N; FHL microfilm 1,471,811.

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), Entry for John Taylor ( 1 November 1808), p. 2.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for John Taylor, folder "Edward Hunter's 100, schedules, circa 1847 February" (#17), image 3, line 9; entry for John Taylor, folder "Roll of company number 1, 1845 " (#1), image 1, line 7; and entry for John Taylor, folder "Third 100, report, 1848 February" (#58), image 1, line 9; and entry for Elder Taylor, folder "Second 100, second 50, travel report, circa 1847 August" (#53), image 1, line 16; and entry for Elder Taylor, folder "Second 100, second 50, travel report, circa 1847 August" (#53), image 2, line 2; and entry for John Taylor, folder "Second 100, first 50, return, 1847 June" (#38), image 1 line 1.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), Entry for John Taylor ( 1 November 1808), p. 523.
Death25 July 1887Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Taylor, ID: KWJC-VF5.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), Database with images, FamilySearch.org, > image 97 of 222; Management and Archives, Salt Lake City..

    Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah: W.C. Dunbar & E.L. Sloan, 1870-1920), "Dead!," 27 July 1887, p. 9.
Burial29 July 1887Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, Memorial page for John Taylor, memorial# 6255626.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Taylor, ID: KWJC-VF5.

    Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah: W.C. Dunbar & E.L. Sloan, 1870-1920), "The Funeral," 28 July 1887, p. 8.
FatherJames Taylor
MotherAgnes Taylor
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   • Leonora Cannon
Married28 January 1833Toronto, York, Upper Canada, British North America
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Taylor and Leonora Cannon, ID: KWJC-VF5 and ID: KWV4-J33.
          Children:
               George John Taylor
               Mary Ann Taylor
               Joseph James Taylor
               Leonora Agnes Taylor


   • Elizabeth Kaighin
Married12 December 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
          Children:
               Josephine Kain Taylor
               Thomas Edward Taylor
               Arthur Bruce Taylor


   • Mary Cook
Married1 January 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Marriages, 1842-1845 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1966-1967), Entry for John Taylor and Mary Cook ( 1 January 1844), p. 20, call # MS 3444.

   • Annie Ballantyne
Married1844Winter Quarters, US Federl Territory (now Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States)
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    George D. Smith, Nauvoo Polygamy (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011), p.628 n. 419; entry for John Taylor and Annie Ballantyne (1844).

    Lyndon W Cook, Nauvoo Marriages, Proxy Sealings, 1843-1846 (Provo, UT: Grandin Book Coo., 2004), Entry for John Taylor and Annie Ballantyne (1844), p. 119.

   • Jane Ballantyne
Married25 February 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    George D. Smith, Nauvoo Polygamy (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011), entry for John Taylor and Jane Ballantyne (25 February 1844), p. 628.

    Lyndon W Cook, Nauvoo Marriages, Proxy Sealings, 1843-1846 (Provo, UT: Grandin Book Coo., 2004), entry for John Taylor and Jane Ballantyne (25 February 1844), p. 119.
          Children:
               Richard James Taylor
               Annie Maria Ballantyne Taylor
               Timothy Taylor
               David John Taylor


   • Ann Vowles
Married3 February 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Nauvoo 1st and 2nd Wards (Illinois), Record of members, 1841-1845; church records, 1836-1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Office of the Church Historian, 1966-1967), Entry for John Taylor and Ann Vowles ( 3 February 1844), p. 20, call #: MS 3444.

   • Mercy Rachel Fielding
Married1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    George D. Smith, Nauvoo Polygamy (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011), p. 628, n. 347.

    Lyndon W Cook, Nauvoo Marriages, Proxy Sealings, 1843-1846 (Provo, UT: Grandin Book Coo., 2004), p. 119; entry for John Taylor and Mercy Rachel Fielding ( 1845).

   • Mary Ann Oakley
MarriedApril 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    George D. Smith, Nauvoo Polygamy (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011), entry for John Taylor and Mary Ann DeGroot Oakley (April 1845), p. 628.

    Lyndon W Cook, Nauvoo Marriages, Proxy Sealings, 1843-1846 (Provo, UT: Grandin Book Coo., 2004), entry for John Taylor and Mary Ann DeGroot Oakley (April 1845), p. 119.
          Children:
               Henry Edgar Taylor
               Mary Elizabeth Taylor
               Brigham Oakley Taylor
               Ida Oakley Taylor
               Ezra Oakley Taylor


   • Mary Amanda Utley
Married17 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 423;citing “Book of Sealings (Living)—Wives to Husbands”.

   • Mary Moss
Married23 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 474; citing “Book of Sealings (Living)—Wives to Husbands”.

   • Ann Hughlings
Married30 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 535; citing “Book of Sealings (Living)—Wives to Husbands”.

   • Lydia Dibble
Married30 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 535; citing “Book of Anointings—Wives to Husbands”.

   • Sophia Whitaker
Married23 April 1847Winter Quarters, US Federal Territory (now Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States)
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    George D. Smith, Nauvoo Polygamy (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011), p. 628; entry for John Taylor and Sophia Whitaker ( 23 April 1847).

    Lyndon W Cook, Nauvoo Marriages, Proxy Sealings, 1843-1846 (Provo, UT: Grandin Book Coo., 2004), p. 119; entry for John Taylor and Sophia Whitaker ( 23 April 1847).
          Children:
               Harriet Ann Whitaker Taylor
               James Whittaker Taylor
               Hyrum Whittaker Taylor
               John Whittaker Taylor
               Helena Whitaker Taylor
               Moses Whitaker Taylor
               Frederick Whitaker Taylor


   • Harriet Whitaker
Married4 December 1847Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Lyndon W Cook, Nauvoo Marriages, Proxy Sealings, 1843-1846 (Provo, UT: Grandin Book Coo., 2004), p. 119; entry for John Taylor and Harriet Whitaker ( 4 December 1847).
          Children:
               Sophia Elizabeth Taylor
               William Whitaker Taylor
               John Taylor


   • Caroline Hooper Saunders
Married9 December 1852Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 74, entry # 955; entry for John Taylor and Caroline Hooper Saunders ( 9 December 1852).

   • Margaret Young
Married27 September 1856Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Taylor and Margaret Young, ID: KWJC-VF5 and ID: KWJC-2GZ.
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• 1808Heversham, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
• 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1860Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Sugar House, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1860 Population Census14th Ward Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusSugar House Ward, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusSalt Lake City 14th Wd, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure17 Jun 1847
       Arrival29 Sept 1847
• John Taylor Independent CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1852
       Arrival20 Aug 1852

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