Our Maritime Ties
Silas Taylor
1845 - 1914 (68 years)1. Silas Taylor was born 5 Oct 1845, Amherst Head, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 6 Feb 1914, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- Occupation: Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; post master
- Residence: Bef Sep 1866, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1871, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1901, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Obituary: 25 Feb 1914, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Amherst daily News
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26 in 1871 census
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35 in 1881 census
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46 in 1891 census
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55 in 1901 census
Obituary:
Obituary
Mr. Silas TAYLOR, one of the best known and highly respected residents of Tidnish, Cumb. Co., passed away at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. A.C. Reid, Tidnish, Friday, Feb. 6th, aged sixty-nine years. He had been suffering with paralysis for about eleven years and his death was not unexpected. He is survived by six children, two sons and four daughters, Mrs. A.C. Reid, Tidnish, (post mistress), Robert of Winnipeg, Man., Lindsay and Ada of Boston, Mass., Eva of Leominster, Mass., and Mable of Peabody, Mass. Mr. Taylor was post-master of Tidnish for about twenty-five years and a Liberal in politics; also a Fenian veteran. Henry Ward Taylor and Stephen F. Taylor of Tidnish, and John W. Taylor of Kenova, Ont., are brothers of the deceased.
[From the Amherst Daily News Newspaper, dated Wednesday, 25 February 1914, page 4.]
[posted to NSCUmber mailing list 16 Aug 2004 by Kathryn Jeffers]Silas married Rebecca Abigail Brownell 25 Sep 1866, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Robert Brownell and Olivia F Smith) was born 28 Jan 1837; was christened 18 Apr 1849; died 5 Oct 1895. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Ida Rebecca Taylor was born 8 Apr 1867, Cross Roads, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 3. Robert William Taylor was born 25 Sep 1868, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 4. Ada Jane Taylor was born 2 Mar 1870, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 16 Jul 1914, Winthrop, , Massachusetts, United States.
- 5. Lindsay Taylor was born Abt 1872; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. Eva S Taylor was born 5 Mar 1874, Chapman Settlement, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 7. George W Taylor was born Abt 1880; died 11 Jun 1904.
- 8. Mabel Taylor was born Abt 1882; died Yes, date unknown.
Generation: 2
2. Ida Rebecca Taylor (1.Silas1) was born 8 Apr 1867, Cross Roads, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1871, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Occupation: Feb 1914, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; post mistress
Notes:
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4 in 1871 census
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14 in 1881 census
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24 in 1891 censusIda — A C Reid. [Group Sheet]
3. Robert William Taylor (1.Silas1) was born 25 Sep 1868, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1871, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Feb 1914, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada
Notes:
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2 in 1871 census
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12 in 1881 census
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22 in 1891 censusRobert married Bessie Jane Allen 30 Sep 1891, , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Bessie (daughter of Matthew Allen and Margaret Rebecka Allen) was born 1873, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died Bef 1901. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Frank Taylor was born 10 Oct 1891, , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 10. Margaret Rena Taylor was born 21 Dec 1893, Bayside, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Ada Jane Taylor (1.Silas1) was born 2 Mar 1870, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 16 Jul 1914, Winthrop, , Massachusetts, United States. Other Events:
- AltBirth: CA 1870, Chapman, , Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1871, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Feb 1914, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation: Jul 1914, Winthrop, , Massachusetts, United States; nurse
Notes:
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1 in 1871 census
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11 in 1881 census
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21 in 1891 census5. Lindsay Taylor (1.Silas1) was born Abt 1872; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Occupation: Feb 1911, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; builder
- Residence: Feb 1914, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Notes:
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9 in 1881 census
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19 in 1891 censusLindsay married Harriet L Hayden 12 Feb 1911, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Harriet was born CA 1875, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
6. Eva S Taylor (1.Silas1) was born 5 Mar 1874, Chapman Settlement, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Feb 1914, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Notes:
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8 in 1881 census
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18 in 1891 census7. George W Taylor (1.Silas1) was born Abt 1880; died 11 Jun 1904. Other Events:
- Census: 1881, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Notes:
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1 in 1881 census
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11 in 1891 census
Died:
implied, not stated8. Mabel Taylor (1.Silas1) was born Abt 1882; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1891, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Feb 1914, Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Notes:
Census:
9 in 1891 census
Generation: 3
9. Frank Taylor (3.Robert2, 1.Silas1) was born 10 Oct 1891, , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. 10. Margaret Rena Taylor (3.Robert2, 1.Silas1) was born 21 Dec 1893, Bayside, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.