Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Birth 1.2 Military 1.3 Marriage 1.4 Census Records 1.5 Death 1.6 Burial 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Biography

Jotham was born in 1836.^[1] He is the son of Elijah Taylor and Roba G. Stone. He passed away in 1863, died during the US Civil war. ^[2]

Birth

Jotham Leroy, s. of Elijah and Roba, Sept. 10, 1836. ^[1]
1836. ^[3], ^[4]
Note: Surname spelled as Tailor instead of Taylor.

Military

Fought for the Union, Private, Company F, 36th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry. ^[5], ^[6]
Taylor, Jotham L. : b. Blackstone. Mass., 1827: s. Elijah and Roba; bootmaker; enlisted. 06 Aug 1862; mustered 27 Aug 1862. 3 y. Regiment. 36, Company F, private. died 07 Sep 1863. Crab Orchard, Ky. ^[2]

Marriage

1856. Spouse: Amanda M. Cheney. ^[7]

Census Records

1840 US. ^[8]

1840 Census - enumeration date 01 June 1840.

Males, < 5 = 1: Jotham Leroy Taylor, b.1836, age~4.

Males, 5<10 = 2: Elijah Henry Taylor, b.1833, age~07; Unknown.

Males, 10<15 = 1: Unknown.

Males, 15<20 = 1: Unknown.

Males, 40<50 = 1: Elijah Taylor.

Females, 10<15 = 1: Unknown.

Females, 15<20 = 1: Unknown.

Females, 20<30 = 1: Unknown.

Females, 40<50 = 1: Rhoba G. (Stone) Taylor?

1850 US.
1855 Massachusetts State. ^[9] Note: Occupation: Boot Maker.
1860 US. ^[10] Note: Occupation: Boot Bottomer.

Death

1863. ^[2]

Burial

1863. North Purchase Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #67669971 ^[11], ^[12]
Note: Find A Grave memorial Gravestone photo shows birth year as 1827. This is incorrect, as his birth record lists 1836. All of his record sources in this profile, except the military service record, support a birth year ca. 1836 instead of 1827. Note: His gravestone, memorial year of death is also incorrect. His military record says he died in 1863.

Research Notes

1. Father: Elijah Taylor. ^[1]
2. Father: Elijah Tailor. ^[3]
3. Mother: Roba. ^[1], ^[3]
4. Military record notes POB as Blackstone; however Blackstone did not incorporate until 1845, which was after the birth of Elijah Henry Taylor.

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Baldwin: Page 178.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ballou: Page 183.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LT-XFP : 5 November 2017), Jothan Leroy Tailor, 10 Sep 1836; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 751,415.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-73D : 10 February 2018), Jotham Leroy Tailor, 10 Sep 1836; citing MENDON, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599198 IT 1.
5. ↑ Taylor, Jothan L. NPSSS.
6. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSG4-HMF : 4 December 2014), Jotham L. Taylor, Private, Company F, 36th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M544 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 881,908.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWB1-JMD : 24 May 2018), Jotham L. Taylor and Amanda M. Cheney, 31 Aug 1856; citing Milford, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,015.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTX-78M : 15 August 2017), Elijah Taylor, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 323, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 14,682.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ46-QSB : 11 March 2018), Jothum L Taylor in household of Henry Taylor, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,963.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC9-VTB : 14 December 2017), Jotham Taylor, 1860
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Jotham Leroy Taylor : accessed 31 August 2021), memorial page for Jotham Leroy Taylor (10 Sep 1827–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67669971, citing North Purchase Cemetery, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2X-L1YS : 13 December 2015), Jotham L. Taylor, ; Burial, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, North Purchase Cemetery; citing record ID 67669971.

• Baldwin, Thomas. Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1920).
  
• Ballou, Adin. History of the Town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, From Its First Settlement to 1881 (Rand, Avery, & Co., Boston, 1882).