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Capt Edward Taylor

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Capt Edward Taylor

Birth
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
25 Nov 1798 (aged 33)
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
B 192
Memorial ID
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Son of Jacob & Jemima (Samson) Taylor

Married Mary Sylvester on November 8, 1789, First Church, Plymouth

Vital Records of Plymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850
Book Two [p.363]
The children of Edward Taylor & Mary his wife
1) Jane Samson Taylor Born Aug. 21st 1790
2) Jacob Taylor Born July 15th 1792
3) Abner Sylvester Taylor Born June 1st 1795
4) Edward Taylor Born April 28th 1797; decd. Sept. 15th 1798
5) Mary Edward Taylor Born Dec. 22nd 1798

Edward Taylor, the father of the above family, decd. Nov. 25th 1798.
He was drowned in Plymouth harbor not far from Saquish; his body
was found and buried in Plymouth July 10th 1799.
Son of Jacob & Jemima (Samson) Taylor

Married Mary Sylvester on November 8, 1789, First Church, Plymouth

Vital Records of Plymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850
Book Two [p.363]
The children of Edward Taylor & Mary his wife
1) Jane Samson Taylor Born Aug. 21st 1790
2) Jacob Taylor Born July 15th 1792
3) Abner Sylvester Taylor Born June 1st 1795
4) Edward Taylor Born April 28th 1797; decd. Sept. 15th 1798
5) Mary Edward Taylor Born Dec. 22nd 1798

Edward Taylor, the father of the above family, decd. Nov. 25th 1798.
He was drowned in Plymouth harbor not far from Saquish; his body
was found and buried in Plymouth July 10th 1799.

Inscription

To the memory
of
Capt EDWARD TAYLOR
who was drowned in
attempting to go ashore
from his vessel
Novr 25th 1798
whose remains were found
July 10th 1799 & here interred
aged 33 years
also in memory of
EDWARD son of
Capt EDWARD & Mrs MARY
TAYLOR who died Sept 15th
1798 aged 1 year & 4 months

The wide Atlantic past his raptur'd fight
Beholds his wished for home his best delight,
Adverse the tide - in boat the surge he braves
And meets his fate beneath o'erwhelming waves,
Thus fell the husband kind the parent dear,
The loving brother and the friend sincere.

Epitaphs from Burial Hill
by Bradford Kingman
Published 1892
Epitaph #726



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