Othniel TAYLOR

Born

16 April 1719 , Deerfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

28 December 1788 , Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel TAYLOR Mary HITCHCOCK

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Born: 16 April 1719 in Deerfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Samuel TAYLOR

Mother: Mary HITCHCOCK

Paternal grandparents: John TAYLOR , Thankful WOODWARD

Maternal grandparents: John HITCHCOCK , Mary BALL

Othniel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Othniel married Martha ARMS 27 June 1743 in Deerfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha ARMS was born 3 February 1729 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield). Martha died 5 May 1802 in Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA (Zoar). Martha was the child of Daniel ARMS and Esther SMEAD.

Othniel TAYLOR died 28 December 1788 in Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA .

Son of Samuel Taylor and Mary Hitchcock Taylor of Deerfield, MA.

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Martha ARMS
Marriage date: 27 June 1743
Marriage place: Deerfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Martha ARMS was the child of Daniel ARMS and Esther SMEAD

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Name: Othniel Taylor

Spouse's Name: Martha Arms

Event Date: 27 Jun 1743

Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts

Marital Status: Unknown

Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50052-8 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 186146 , Reference ID: Vol. 1 Pg. 247

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Othniel TAYLOR and Martha ARMS

William TAYLOR

Born: 27 January 1758, Buckland, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 December 1826, Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Experience TOTMAN 19 September 1803 Place: Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

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1719 Birth
Name: Othniel Taylor
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1719
Birthplace: CHARLEMONT,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50168-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0823648 IT 5

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Othniel TAYLOR and Martha ARMS 27 June 1743, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield)

He was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Birth of Child
William TAYLOR was born 27 January 1758, Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

Othniel was 38 years old.

Revolutionary War
TAYLOR, OTHNIEL SR
Ancestor #: A112794
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 4-16-1719 DEERFIELD HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 12-27-1788 CHARLEMONT HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MADAR, TOWN OFFICIALS 1775-1783, GRC S1 V33, PP 151-155, 157
Service Description: 1) TOWN CLERK, TREASURER, COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE & SAFETY,
2) HOG REEVE, HIGHWAY SURVEYOR, MODERATOR

RESIDENCE
1) City: CHARLEMONT - County: HAMPSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

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1) MARTHA ARMS
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

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Old Cemetery Charlemont Franklin County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1788
28 December 1788
Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 69.

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Old Cemetery Charlemont Franklin County Massachusetts, USA

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