Joel Taylor (son of Silas Taylor and Alice Pixley) was born March 05, 1814 in Great Barrington,Berkshire MA, and died June 05, 1865 in Leroy, Wi. He married Almira Parrish on October 05, 1837 in Chataqua, NY, daughter of Lewis Parrish and Eda Gaylord.
Notes for Joel Taylor: Died of consumption. Was a wheelright and wagonmaker. He also was a detail artist/painter on wagons and furniture. He became a distinguished delegate to the first Rebublican Convention held in Ripon, WI, March 20, 1854
The Taylor Family Although Lewis P. Taylor and Henrietta H. Young were both born in New York, their families didn't become acquainted until they were neighbors in Le Roy Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin. The 1860 Wisconsin Census has consecutive entries for their families as follows: William S. Young, age 55, farmer, real estate $800, personal estate $150, b. NY. Sally, age 45, f, b. NY. John S., age 24, m, b. NY. Davis, age 22, m, b. NY. William, age 21, m, b. NY. Sarah, age 19, f, servant girl, b. NY. Peter, age 18, m, farmer, b. NY. Charles, age 12, m, b. NY. Henrietta, age 10, f, b. NY. Alfred, age 8, m, b. NY. Joel Taylor, age 45, farmer, real estate $1,200, personal estate $250, b. Massachusetts. Almyra, age 41, f, b. NY. Lewis, age 19, m, b. NY. Asher, age 18, m, b. NY. Delos, age 17, m, b. NY. Helen, age 14, f, b. NY. Remington, age 13, m, b. NY. Jack, age 11, b. NY. Frances, age 10, m, b. NY. Winfield, age 8, m, b. NY. Bruce, age 6, m, b. NY. Ella, age 4, f, b. Wisconsin. Fremont, age 3, b. Wisconsin. Carlos, age 1, b. Wisconsin. It can be concluded from the 1860 Wisconsin Census that the Youngs and Taylors were next door neighbors and that the Taylor family moved to Wisconsin from New York around 1855?. The Young family may have moved to Wisconsin at anytime between 1852 and 1860. From the 1850 New York Census, the Joel Taylor family was living in a different part of New York than where the Young family originated. That census lists the Taylors living in Stafford Township, Genesee County: Joel Taylor, age 38, m, painter, b. Massachusetts. Almira, age 31, f., b. NY. Melissa, age 12, f, b. NY. Asher, age 8, m., b. NY. Delos, age 7, m, b. NY. Alice, age 6, f, b. NY. Helen, age 4, f, b. NY. Remington, age 3, m, b. NY. Frederick, age 1, m, b. NY. The similarities of the 1850 New York Census record and the 1860 Wisconsin Census for the Joel Taylor family are sufficient to conclude that they are the same, however the absence of some of the family members in the 1850 Census, especially Lewis, raises some questions. A Lewis Taylor, age 8, was located with the David and Mary Taylor family living in Springfield Township, Otsego County, NY, adjacent to Montgomery County where the Young family home was located. This David Taylor was born in Connecticut about 1814. Fortunately, a genealogy was found (Francee Taylor-Haff) that traces the Taylors back to Edwin Taylor born in Massachusetts or possibly England sometime in the middle of the 18th century. Edwin married Jerusha Rhennie and had at least one child, Silas Taylor born in Massachusetts on May 25, 1776. Another family history (Eulalie May Taylor's family history of the descendents of Carlos Taylor) identifies the parents of Silas as Charles Taylor and Jerusha Ruey. An excerpt from that family history states: The family of Charles Taylor came to America from England. They were followers of Oliver Cromwell and had to flee England after the Puritan government collapsed in 1658. Charles married Jerusha Ruey at Great Barrington, MA. The number and names of the children they raised are unknown. However, it is known that a son, Silas, was born to them on May 25, 1776. Silas married a girl names Alice Pickeley on August 30, 1799. In the vital records for Tyringham, an entry for following marriage appears: "Rewee, Mary and Charles Taylor, May 25, 1775" obtained from the records of the Congregational Church at Monterey. A Charles Taylor is listed in the 1790 U.S. Census in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, but no Edwin. However, the naming of their children suggests that Edwin may be the correct father to Silas. Jerusha's name is sometimes thought to be Perusha and her maiden name is recorded several different ways: Rennie, Rhennie, Rhemis, Rhenis, and later changed to Wrens in at least one family. From information recorded in the Taylor Family Bible copied by Ernest L. Taylor in the 1930s and preserved in a letter to Elizabeth Wearly Miller, in the possession of Hazel Taylor Cyphers, dated April 26, 1978, Silas was born in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts where both his parents were born (Edwin about 1750 and Jerusha about 1754). Silas married Alice Pittsley (or Pixley) on May 30, 1799. Alice was born April 14, 1780 and died June 23, 1840. Silas died June 25, 1845.
More About Joel Taylor and Almira Parrish: Marriage: October 05, 1837, Chataqua, NY.
Children of Joel Taylor and Almira Parrish are:
+Mellisa E. Taylor, b. June 01, 1838, Hamburg, Erie, NY, d. July 13, 1908.
+Letha A. Taylor, b. June 28, 1839, Chateaugay, Clinton, NY, d. July 05, 1915, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI.
+Lewis Parrish Taylor, b. January 01, 1841, Chateaugay, Clinton, NY, d. November 15, 1926, Oriska Village, Barnes Co., ND.
Asher Clayton Taylor, b. February 21, 1842, Fredonio, NY, d. January 20, 1922, Presidio, San Francisco, CA.
Joel Taylor (b. March 05, 1814, d. June 05, 1865)
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