Early life
Zachary taylor was born in Virginia near Barboursville. He was born on November 24, 1784.
Zachary Taylor married Margaret Mackall Taylor in 1810. They had six children, Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor (1811–1875)Fort Sn elling, in 1829,Sarah Knox Taylor (1814–1835), Octavia Pannill Taylor (1816–1820), Margaret Smith Taylor (1819–1820), Mary Elizabeth Taylor (1824–1909),
Richard Taylor (1826–1879).
Richard Taylor (1826–1879).
Zachary Taylor was a war hero . During the Mexican American War (1846 –1848) he was a general. The Mexican-American war was the last war he would serve in. The other wars he served in consisted of the War of 1812, where he was promoted to Major, and the Black Hawk War, where he was called back to action commanding Fort Snelling in Minnesota. In the Black Hawk War he was promoted colonel of the First Infantry Regiment. The last war he served in before the Mexican American War was Second Seminole War where he became general of all the troops in Florida.
Zachary Taylor's religion is Episopalian
James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second Cousins.
Sarah Knox Taylor Married Jefferson Davis, but then later died at age 21 of malaria.