| Last Name: | Taylor |
| First Name: | Sophia |
| Second Name: | (Sophy) |
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| Sex: | Female |
| Birth Date: | Oct 13, 1765 |
| Birth Place: | Harwich, Essex, England |
| Death Date: | Nov 26, 1852 |
| Death Place: | Quebec, Lower Canada |
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| Branch: | Early Settlers |
| Notes: | From website managed by L. Everett Sanders
http://ringwithsanders.com/sand-1/web-content/public_html/Agentrip5.html
He asserts that Sophia was born on Nov 20th.
During his trip in 2001, he visited St Nicholas in Harwich (air-itch) where
John and Sophia were married on Dec 19, 1792. He reportedly found
the records in Chelmsford (county office for Essex). "We verified that they were, in deed,
married here (Dec 19, 1782) and that John had come from Ipswich. Sophia was a
minor (17) and was married with her father's consent."
Also from the website - quoted from the church registry
- she was known as "Sophy"
" 'Sophy' -- as her name is given on the registry of baptisms of the church -- might have been just a little
spoiled. You see, she was not only the baby of the family, but the only girl.
She had to have been either "picked on" continually or was completely spoiled by her three older
brothers. When she got married, there was
Arthur, who was 28,
John Harwood (named for his grandfather), who was 26,
Samuel, 23, and
George, who was 20.
Arthur and Hannah Taylor had their trials when it came to raising children. Their first child apparently
died young. His name had been Samuel, and so, after having Arthur and John Harwood, they named
their next child Samuel again. Unfortunately, he died within a few months.
Another year came, another child, and again, they named him Samuel. Perhaps there's something
about the third try. Then George, and finally, Sophy. Interesting that Sophy's mother, Hannah, was
two years older than George Washington. Her grandfather, John Harwood, probably told Sophy
stories about the big city of London. Apparently he had married Mary Schooling there in 1728
in a suburb of London called Rainham. |
| Cemetery: | St John's on the Humber |
| Section: | 1N |
| Plot: | 34A |
| Individual record created: | Jan 09, 2000 at 4:46:55 PM |
| Individual record last updated: | Nov 23, 2023 at 12:13:42 AM |
| Spouses: |
Denison/John (Captain) |
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