Margaret Mackall SMITH1,2,4,3

21st Sep 17881,2,3 - 14th Aug 18522,4,3,5

Life History

21st Sep 1788	Born in Calvert County, Maryland.1,2,3
21st Jun 1810	Married Zachary President TAYLOR in Jefferson County, Kentucky.1,2,3
9th Apr 1811	Birth of daughter Ann Mackall TAYLOR in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky.5
6th Mar 1813	Birth of daughter Sarah Knox TAYLOR in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana.5
16th Aug 1816	Birth of daughter Octavia Pannill TAYLOR in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky.5
8th Jul 1820	Death of daughter Octavia Pannill TAYLOR in Bayou Sara, Louisiana.5
20th Apr 1824	Birth of daughter Mary Elizabeth TAYLOR in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky.3,7,8,5
27th Jan 1826	Birth of son Richard Strother TAYLOR in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky.5,1,9
15th Sep 1835	Death of daughter Sarah Knox TAYLOR in Locust Grove, West Feliciana, Louisiana.6
9th Jul 1850	Death of Zachary President TAYLOR in The White House, Washington, DC.2
14th Aug 1852	Died in East Pascagoula, Caddo, Mississippi.2,4,3,5
after 14th Aug 1852	Buried in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Jefferson County, Kentucky.4

Notes

Various sources report that Margaret's nickname was Peggy.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Margaret Mackall Smith
Spouse: Zachary Taylor
Parents: Walter Smith, Ann Mackall
Birth 21 Sep 1788 Calvert, MD
Marriage 21 Jun 1810 Louisville, Jefferson, KY
Death 14 Aug 1852 Pascagoula, MS

1850 Federal Census, Washington, DC, 31 August, page 125 (63), Hse #930, Fam #983
Zachary Taylor 66 M Prest US $100 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1784]
Margaret Taylor 64 F Maryland [b abt 1786]

Wikipedia has a short biography note on Margaret.

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Born in Calvert County, Maryland, on September 21, 1788, the daughter of Walter Smith, a prosperous Maryland planter and veteran officer of the American Revolution, and Ann Mackall-Smith, "Peggy" was raised amid refinement and wealth.

While visiting her sister in Kentucky in 1809, she was introduced to Lieutenant Zachary Taylor, then home on leave, by Dr. Alexander Duke.

Taylor, aged 25, married Peggy Smith, aged 21, on June 21, 1810, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Mary Chew near Louisville, Kentucky. Their marriage appears to have been a happy one. A devout Episcopalian, Mrs. Taylor prayed regularly for her soldier husband. She became somewhat reclusive because, it is said, she had promised God to give up the pleasures of society if her husband returned safely from war.
-- Wikipedia, "Margaret Taylor," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mackall_Smith
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Margaret Mackall Smith
Birth: 21 SEP 1788 in Calvert Co., Maryland
Death: 18 AUG 1852 in Pascagoula, Caddo Co., Louisiana
Burial: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
-- RootsWeb, Edelen, McAfee etal, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cw4peter&id=I020390

Sources

1. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
2. World Family Tree Vol. 149, Ed. 1
- Name: Name: MyFamily.com, Inc.; Date: June-2004;;
3. Family Data Collection - Individual Records
4. RootsWeb Trees
5. Taylor -- Zachary and Margaret
- Name: Name: http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/FGS/T/TaylorZachary-MargaretMackallSmith.shtml;
6. Taylor -- Jeff Davis and Sarah
- Name: Name: http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/FGS/D/DavisJefferson-SarahKnoxTaylor-VarinaBanksHowell.shtml;;
7. 1880 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia
- 2 June, Winchester, District 46, page 8, Hse #49, Fam #52
8. 1850 Federal Census, Washington, DC
- 31 August, Ward 1, page 125 (63), Hse #930, Fam #983
9. Find a Grave Memorial Registry