Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Grecian
— married
17 Mar 1778 in Saint John, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret (Grecian) Lewis, Thomas Grecian, William Grecian, Jane (Grecian) Lewis, Dorothy Grecian, Mary (Grecian) Ferguson, Jobson Grecian and Hephzibah Grecian
Died
at about age 43
in Sunderland, Durham, England
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2014
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Biography
Dorothy (Taylor) Grecian was born in 1754 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, and was Baptised in 1759.[1]
Dorothy married William Grecian (1758 - 1802) on 17 Mar 1778 in Saint John, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2][3][4]
Their children were...
- Margaret (Grecian) Lewis (1778 - >1815)
- Thomas Grecian (1780 - 1807)
- William Grecian (1780 - 1783)
- Jane (Grecian) Lewis (1783 - )
- Dorothy Grecian (1785 - 1786)
- Mary (Grecian) Ferguson (1787 - 1850)
- Jobson Grecian (1791 - 1795)
- Hephzibah Grecian (1797 - 1797).
Dorothy died on 8 Dec 1797 in Sunderland, Durham aged ~43.[5] From the dates, it appears likely that her death was related to the birth of Hepzibah.
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import[6]
Sources
- ↑
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Name: Dorothy Taylor Gender: Female Baptism Date: 14 May 1759 Baptism Place: Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, England Father: Joseph Taylor FHL Film Number: 94991 - ↑
England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Name: Dorothy Taylor Gender: Female Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1778 Marriage Place: Saint John, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Spouse: William Grecian FHL Film Number: 95014, 95015 - ↑ Source: #S108 Page: FHL microfilm 95014, 95015. Data: Text: "England Marriages, 15381973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2YR-D5D : accessed 26 Aug 2014), William Grecian and Dorothy Taylor, 12 Mar 1778; citing Saint John,Newcastle Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England, reference ; Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
- ↑
Durham Records Online:
Marriage Bonds, Durham Diocese District - Record Number: 432580.14
Location: Durham Diocese
Church: Marriage Bonds (entire diocese)
Denomination: Anglican
16 Mar 1778 William Grecian (house carpenter), age 21, of St.Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne obtained a licence to marry Dorothy Taylor, age 21, of St.John, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, directed to St.John Surety: Christopher Vickers, yeoman, of St.John [Note: married 17 Mar at St.John.]. - ↑
Durham Records Online:
Burials, Sunderland District - Record Number: 148099.2
Location: Sunderland
Church: Holy Trinity
Denomination: Anglican
8 Dec 1797 Dorothy Grecian, age: 43, wife of William Grecian. - ↑ Taylor-22089 was created by Norm Gray through the import of gray_families.GED on Oct 16, 2014.
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