Michael TAYLOR [2193]

   FamilySearch ID: K2QQ-HFF. Find a Grave ID: 128012668.

  General Notes:

A Native of the County of Durham Great Britain.
Died at aged 79 years.

Michael and Ann Taylor are listed as passengers on the Albion, a 150 ton Brigantine. They sailed from Hull, Yorkshire, England on March 14, 1774 and was set to arrive in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 6, 1774. However, due to smallpox on board, they had to anchor 2 miles offshore. They continued to the Bay of Fundy and arrived at Cumberland Creek, below Fort Cumberland (Fort Beausejour) May 17, 1774. Another passenger, Nathaniel Smith wrote letters to England and they have been published, documenting the voyage and his life after arrival. This provides a window on the voyage and life in New Brunswick at the time.

  Burial Notes:

Westcock Cemetery, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
MEMORIAL ID128012668

Inscription:
Erected by son Thomas and Ann Harrison
In memory of their father
Michael Taylor
a native of the county of
Durham, Great Britain
who died Febry 27th 1799
aged 79 years

79 Years old Native of the Co.of Durham,Gr.Br. Erected by son Thomas and Ann
Marriage
1759
Ann Dobson

s/o Anthony Taylor and Dorothy

Michael and Ann Taylor are listed as passengers on the Albion, a 150 ton Brigantine. They sailed from Hull, Yorkshire, England on March 14, 1774 and was set to arrive in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 6, 1774. However, due to smallpox on board, they had to anchor 2 miles offshore. They continued to the Bay of Fundy and arrived at Cumberland Creek, below Fort Cumberland (Fort Beausejour) May 17, 1774. Another passenger, Nathaniel Smith wrote letters to England and they have been published, documenting the voyage and his life after arrival. This provides a window on the voyage and life in New Brunswick at the time.

ALTERNATE LOCATION:
Taylor Village Cemetery
1281 Taylor Village Rd, Dorchester, NB E4K 2T8, Canada
45.9345313,-64.5514261
45°56'04.3"N 64°33'05.1"W
Memorial ID: 133298110

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He emigrated on 14 March 1774 from , , Yorkshire, England. ⁷³⁷ Michael and Ann Taylor are listed as passengers on the Albion, a 150 ton Brigantine. They sailed from Hull, Yorkshire, England on March 14, 1774 and was set to arrive in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 6, 1774. However, due to smallpox on board, they had to anchor 2 miles offshore. They continued to the Bay of Fundy and arrived at Cumberland Creek, below Fort Cumberland (Fort Beausejour) May 17, 1774. Another passenger, Nathaniel Smith wrote letters to England and they have been published, documenting the voyage and his life after arrival. This provides a window on the voyage and life in New Brunswick at the time.

Michael married Ann DOBSON [2194] [MRIN: 4122], daughter of Matthew DOBSON [2198] and Catherine WILKINS [2199], in 1759.⁷³⁷ (Ann DOBSON [2194] was born in May 1747 in Houghton le Spring, , Durham, England, christened on 6 June 1747 in Houghton le Spring, , Durham, England ⁷³⁹ and died in , , Nova Scotia, Canada.)