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Esther Taylor¹

• Father*: Charles Taylor¹ b. October 6, 1742
• Mother*: Mercy Stearns¹ b. January 10, 1740, d. January 3, 1805

• Relationship: 4th great-grandmother of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0121

• Esther Taylor was born on August 18, 1765 in Harvard, Massachusetts.²
• She was the daughter of Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns.¹
• Esther married Israel Hale, son of Corporal Benjamin Hale and Mary Taylor, on November 12, 1782 in Harvard, Massachusetts, performed by Josiah Whitney, Esq.³
  
• The census of 1820 shows: Israel Hale and Esther Taylor listed with Eber Hale
  living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.
  Also in the household were one free white male between sixteen and eighteen [Eber], and one free white female of ten and under sixteen [unknown]. The family had three persons engaged in agriculture.⁴
  
  
• Maine estate schedule states that at age '55, [she was] feeble and infirm, often under the care of physicians.⁵
• "Worcester County
  June 19, 1843
  I hereby Certify that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the town of Harvard, and have held said office since March 5, 1832. And that I have this day examined the Harvard town Records in Vol. 2, page 210. Among the record of marriages on said page is the following, "An account of marriage performed by Josiah Whitney, Esq., 1782. Nov. 12. Israel Hale and Esther Taylor, both of Harvard.
  
  Jerome Gardner, Town Clerk of Harvard.
  Sworn to Before me, Art. Ward, Just. of Peace, June 20th, 1843.
  
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. I Joseph G. Kendall, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, in and for said County of Worcester, do certify that Artemas Ward, Esq. above named, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature as above appears is in his own proper handwriting. In witness whereof, I hereto set my name, and affix the Seal of said Court at Worcester this twentieth day of June in the year 1843. [signature illeg.]"⁶
• "State of Maine ss. Oxford County
  
  On this thirty first day of July in thee year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Judge of Probate for the County of Oxford, it being a court of record, Esther Hale, a resident of Waterford in the County of Oxford, aged seventy seven years, who being first and duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Israel Hale, who was a private in the army of the Revolutionary war, that a pension was granted him under an act of Congress passed June seventh, eeighteen hundred and thirty two, and the proof of the service performed by thee said Israel Hale is now on file in the Pension office.
  
  She further declares that she was married to the said Israel Hale on the twelfth day of November seventeen hundred and eighty two, that her husband, the aforesaid Israel Hale died on the sixteenth day of May eighteen hundred and forty one, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated, and that she still [illeg. due to fold in paper].
  
  Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above written before me... ... Judge."⁶
• "Esther Hale, widow of Israel Hale, who served in the Revolutionary war as a private.
  
  Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
  
  Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June 1848 and sent to Levi Whitman, Norway, Me.
  
  Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 13, Vol. 1."⁷
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Esther Hale, 84; in the household of
  Daniel Holt, 68, employment shown as "miscellaneous," with $1200 real estate; and
  Mary or Polly Holt, 67;
  living at Norway, Oxford County, Maine.⁸
  
  
• Esther died on October 2, 1852 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, at age 87.⁹

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2015

Israel Taylor¹

• Father*: Charles Taylor¹ b. October 6, 1742
• Mother*: Mercy Stearns¹ b. January 10, 1740, d. January 3, 1805

• Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

• Israel Taylor was born on April 9, 1769 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• He was the son of Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns.¹
• The census of 1790 shows:
  Israel Taylor in the household of
  Charles Taylor, Also in the household was one other male over 16 [Israel], two males under 16 [Joseph and William], and one other female [Sarah]; and
  Mercy Stearns
  living at Harvard, Massachusetts.²
  
  
• Israel married Sarah Rand on April 19, 1791 in Harvard, Massachusetts.³

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2015

Israel Taylor

• Relationship: 6th great-grandfather of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0482

• Israel Taylor was born about June, 1710.¹
• Israel married Rachel Wheeler.²
• Israel Taylor Captain Israel Taylor was for many years the most popular citizen in the town. He was nine times elected to the lower branch of the legislature, and was never free from the cares of one or more town offices. He owned real estate in various parts of the town, but his in is supposed to have been in Old Mill at the junction of the Shirley and Ayer roads.³
• Israel died on September 7, 1779 in Harvard, Massachusetts, His tombstone inscription reads:
  Memento mori, | HERE lies the | Body of | Israel Taylor Esq. | who departed this Life | Sep^t. ye 7^th; A. D. | 1779 | Aged 69 years | And 3 months.⁴
• He was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Massachusetts, "aged 69 years and 3 months."⁵

• Last Edited: 11 Dec 2016

John Nourse Taylor¹

• Father*: Zopher Taylor² b. March 9, 1810, d. June 10, 1897
• Mother*: Mrs. Maria Nourse² b. perhaps about 1812

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• John Nourse Taylor was born on August 25, 1844 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• He was the son of Zopher Taylor and Mrs. Maria Nourse.²
• John died on August 21, 1875 in Harvard, Massachusetts, at age 30.³

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2016

Joseph Taylor¹

• Father*: Charles Taylor¹ b. October 6, 1742
• Mother*: Mercy Stearns¹ b. January 10, 1740, d. January 3, 1805

• Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

• Joseph Taylor was born on December 9, 1774 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• He was the son of Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns.¹
• Joseph Taylor appeared on the census of 1790 in the household of his parents, Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns, at Harvard, Massachusetts; Also in the household was one other male over 16 [Israel], two males under 16 [Joseph and William], and one other female [Sarah].²

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2016

Lydia Taylor¹

• Father*: William Taylor¹ b. February 10, 1779, d. September 20, 1860
• Mother*: Mary ("Polly") Reed¹ b. October 6, 1782

• Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Lydia Taylor was born on March 19, 1819 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of William Taylor and Mary ("Polly") Reed.¹
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Lydia Taylor, 31; in the household of
  William Taylor, 72, farmer; and
  Mary ("Polly") Taylor, 70;
  living at Harvard, Massachusetts.²
  
  

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2012

Martha Taylor¹

• Relationship: 8th great-grandmother of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 1993

• Martha Taylor was born perhaps about 1650.
• Martha married Hezron Leavitt, son of Thomas Leavitt and Isabella Bland / Smith, on September 25, 1667.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Nov 2016

Martha Louisa Taylor¹

• Father*: Zopher Taylor² b. March 9, 1810, d. June 10, 1897
• Mother*: Mrs. Maria Nourse² b. perhaps about 1812

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Martha Louisa Taylor was born on October 16, 1839 in Harvard, Massachusetts.³
• She was the daughter of Zopher Taylor and Mrs. Maria Nourse.²

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2016

Mary Taylor¹

• Father*: Israel Taylor² b. about June, 1710, d. September 7, 1779
• Mother*: Rachel Wheeler² b. 1710, d. November 6, 1799

• Relationship: 5th great-grandmother of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0241

• Mary Taylor was born on March 12, 1732/33 in Harvard, Massachusetts.²
• She was the daughter of Israel Taylor and Rachel Wheeler.²
• Mary married Corporal Benjamin Hale, son of Capt. Ambrose Hale and Joanna Dodge, on October 6, 1757 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
  
• Mary died on December 31, 1799 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, at age 66.

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 2015

Mary Taylor¹

• Father*: William Taylor¹ b. February 10, 1779, d. September 20, 1860
• Mother*: Mary ("Polly") Reed¹ b. October 6, 1782

• Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Mary Taylor was born on November 6, 1803 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of William Taylor and Mary ("Polly") Reed.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2012

Mary Emery Taylor¹

• Father*: Emery Taylor¹ b. February 3, 1816, d. July 3, 1895
• Mother*: Abbie A. Hall¹ b. about December 13, 1831, d. November 21, 1906

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0242ffa

• Mary Emery Taylor was born on October 5, 1862 in 20 Causeway, Boston, Massachusetts, an only child.¹
  
• She was the daughter of Emery Taylor and Abbie A. Hall.¹
• The census of 1865 shows:
  Mary Emery Taylor in the household of
  Emery Taylor. A John Taylor, age 21, who was born in New Hamphire, was living with them. I do not know the relationship of John. Emery's marriage to Abbie was shown as being his first marriage; and
  Abbie A. Hall
  living at Ward 5, Boston, Massachusetts.²
  
  
  
• The census of 1870 shows:
  Mary Emery Taylor in the household of
  Emery Taylor and
  Abbie A. Hall
  living at Ward 3, Boston, Massachusetts.³
  
  
  
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Mary Emery Taylor in the household of
  Emery Taylor and
  Abbie A. Hall
  living at Southborough, Massachusetts.⁴
  
  
• The census of 1900 shows:
  Mary Emery Taylor in the household of
  Abbie A. Hall
  living at Southborough, Massachusetts.⁵
  
  
  

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2015

Mercy Taylor¹

• Father*: Charles Taylor¹ b. October 6, 1742
• Mother*: Mercy Stearns¹ b. January 10, 1740, d. January 3, 1805

• Relationship: 4th great-grandaunt of Steven George Levine

• Mercy Taylor was born on March 12, 1771 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns.¹
• Mercy married Jonathan Rand on January 1, 1789 in Harvard, Massachusetts, by Rev. Isaiah Parker, M.D., Harvard's first Universalist minister.²
  

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2015

Mercy Taylor¹

• Father*: William Taylor¹ b. February 10, 1779, d. September 20, 1860
• Mother*: Mary ("Polly") Reed¹ b. October 6, 1782

• Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Mercy Taylor was born on March 11, 1812 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of William Taylor and Mary ("Polly") Reed.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2012

Nabby Taylor¹

• Father*: William Taylor¹ b. February 10, 1779, d. September 20, 1860
• Mother*: Mary ("Polly") Reed¹ b. October 6, 1782

• Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Nabby Taylor was born on November 3, 1807 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of William Taylor and Mary ("Polly") Reed.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2012

Nancy Taylor¹

• Father*: William Taylor¹ b. February 10, 1779, d. September 20, 1860
• Mother*: Mary ("Polly") Reed¹ b. October 6, 1782

• Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Nancy Taylor was born on October 19, 1805 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of William Taylor and Mary ("Polly") Reed.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2012

Salley Taylor¹

• Father*: Charles Taylor¹ b. October 6, 1742
• Mother*: Mercy Stearns¹ b. January 10, 1740, d. January 3, 1805

• Relationship: 4th great-grandaunt of Steven George Levine

• Salley Taylor was born on July 18, 1781 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns.¹
• Salley Taylor appeared on the census of 1790 in the household of her parents, Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns, at Harvard, Massachusetts; Also in the household was one other male over 16 [Israel], two males under 16 [Joseph and William], and one other female [Sarah].²
• Jonathan Pollard, Jr. married Sally Taylor on January 1, 1806 in Harvard, Massachusetts.³
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Sally Pollard, 68; in the household of
  Levi B. Pollard, 27, a millman, with $300 real estate; and
  Sarah Pollard, 37;
  living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.⁴
  
  

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2012

Salome Taylor of Goshen¹

• Salome Taylor of Goshen was born about 1776.
• Salome married Daniel Royce, son of Josiah Royce and Lucy Baldwin, on July 10, 1811.²
• Salome Taylor of Goshen was buried in Winchester, Connecticut.³

• Last Edited: 13 Nov 2015

Sarah J. Taylor¹

• Reference: 0124bbs

• Sarah J. Taylor was born about March 16, 1824 in Effingham, Carroll County, New Hampshire.¹
• Sarah married James A. Neal, son of Samuel Adams Neal and Caroline Varney.²
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Sarah J. Neal, 25; in the household of
  Samuel A. Neal, 49, a manufacturer with $2000 real estate; and
  Caroline Neal, 48;
  living at Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.³
  
  
• The census of 1860 shows: James A. Neal and Sarah J. Taylor listed with Edwin H. Neal
  living at Ward 2, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.⁴
  
  
• The census of 1870 shows: James A. Neal and Sarah J. Taylor
  living at Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.⁵
  
  
• The census of 1880 shows: James A. Neal and Sarah J. Taylor
  living at Franklin Street, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.⁶
  
  
• Sarah died on December 7, 1898 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.¹
  
• She and James A. Neal were buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.²

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2016

William Taylor¹

• Father*: Charles Taylor¹ b. October 6, 1742
• Mother*: Mercy Stearns¹ b. January 10, 1740, d. January 3, 1805

• Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0242f

• William Taylor was born on February 10, 1779 in Harvard, Massachusetts.¹
• He was the son of Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns.¹
• William Taylor appeared on the census of 1790 in the household of his parents, Charles Taylor and Mercy Stearns, at Harvard, Massachusetts; Also in the household was one other male over 16 [Israel], two males under 16 [Joseph and William], and one other female [Sarah].²
• William married Mary ("Polly") Reed on November 16, 1801 in Harvard, Massachusetts.³
• The census of 1850 shows: William Taylor, 72, farmer; and Mary ("Polly") Taylor, 70; listed with Lydia Taylor
  living at Harvard, Massachusetts.⁴
  
  
• The census of 1860 shows: William Taylor, 81, a day laborer with $100 personal estate; and Mary ("Polly") Taylor, 79;
  living at Harvard, Massachusetts.⁵
  
  
  
• William died on September 20, 1860 in Grafton, Massachusetts, at age 81, of consumption.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2016