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Margaret Taylor
First Lady: 1849 - 1850
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  • Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor & Abigail Fillmore Program
  • Margaret Taylor program: Opening clip
  • Her Marriage
  • Her children
  • A brief introduction to Margaret Taylor

Biography

Margaret Taylor

Zachary Taylor
Author John S.D. Eisenhower wrote on Mrs. Taylor: “In the upstairs quarters of the White House, Margaret Taylor ran a congenial and welcoming establishment, and since relatives abounded, guests were almost always present. Margaret, however, remained true to her resolve to shun public life, a decision that caused the pampered members of Washington society to begin circulating rumors about her."

Born - September 21, 1788 in Calvert County, Maryland

Parents - Walter Smith & Ann Mackall Smith

Married - June 21, 1810 to Zachary Taylor

Children - Anne Margaret Mackall (1811 – 1875),
Sarah Knox (1814 – 1835),
Octavia Pannel (1816 – 1820),
Margaret Smith (1819 – 1820),
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” (1824 – 1909),
Richard (1826 – 1879)

Died - August 18, 1852 in Pascagoula, Mississippi

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