Here is a brief history of my Taylor family.... James and Margaret McCudden had two children, John and Betsy.
Betsy married John Taylor somewhere around 1835-39 and they had four boys, Peter, James, Joseph and Thomas.
Betsy's family was from Ireland but the Taylor boys were born in England. It is believed that they came from
Cumberland. According to legend, either John or Betsy died and the other spouse moved back with the grandparents in Ireland
The remaining spouse was going to remarry a person who wasn't Catholic and the grandparents were very upset.
The McCudden's arranged passage for themselves, their son John and the four Taylor boys aboard a steamer to Canada. During the night,
under the cover of darkness, they whisked the boys away from the unsuspecting parent, hid them in a wagon full of hay,
and silently headed to the harbour to the awaiting boat. They left Ireland in 1866 and landed in Canada. They eventually
settled in North Gwillimbury, York County, Ontario where Taylor descendants still live today.
This chart starts with the original four Taylor boys and continues with their descendants.

The following is a list of names associated with my Taylor family tree.

AinsleyAndrews Ayers Bartholomew Beaudoin BeauleauBolyea Booth Borrow Boyd Brown Butler Byland Cadeau Cameron Card Charpentier Cramb Crouter Crowther Cryderman Currah Dean Devlin Dunlop Fariger Fell Ferris Foster Fraser Godfrey Greenwood Hall Holdsworth Holcomb Holfarth Hoyle Hopkins Jackaman Jackson Johnston King Kozakevich Leatherdale Leitch LeyMacDonald Manning Marshall Mawhinney McCormick McDermott McGillivray McMoranMechan Miller Milligan Missen Mishew Moestell Moore Moorehouse Morrison Morton Murray Newburn Noble Osmond Pace Page Perron Phelps Pickel Postuns Pringle Purchase Rankin ReedRivardRoberts Robertson Robinson Russell Schlosser Sedore Shaw Shuh Silk Small SmithSomerville St. Amant St. Onge Stewart Strandberg Swinford Thompson Vivian Wadling Walker White Whitten Young

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1 Peter J. Taylor (England) 1840-1912 (buried in Coldwater); married Jane Mawhinney (Dublin,Ireland) 1851-1923 (buried Coldwater)
........1.1 James Sloss Taylor (Big Jim)(Sutton) 1869 married Francis Ellen White
................1.1.1 Nelson James Taylor married Arlene Brown
.............................1.1.1.1 Clifford Nelson Taylor married Betty Read
............................................1.1.1.1.1 Brian Clifford Taylor married Patti Gettins
..............................................................1.1.1.1.1.1 Amanda Lynn Taylor
..............................................................1.1.1.1.1.2 Jesse Gordon Taylor
............................................1.1.1.1.2 Drew Robert Taylor married Patricia Jacquel
............................................1.1.1.1.2 Drew Robert Taylor re-married Monika Janson
............................................1.1.1.1.3 Scott Nelson Taylor married Barbara Tanner
..............................................................1.1.1.1.3.1 Ashley Mary Taylor
..............................................................1.1.1.1.3.2 Clifford Mary Taylor
............................................1.1.1.1.3 Scott Nelson Taylor re-married Lesa McDonald
..............................................................1.1.1.1.3.1 Justin Colby Taylor
............................................1.1.1.1.4 Barbara Gail Taylor married George Pomorski
..............................................................1.1.1.1.4.1 Erin Lee Pomorski
..............................................................1.1.1.1.4.2 Casey Clifford Pomorski
..............................................................1.1.1.1.4.3 Andrew Joseph Pomorski
............................................1.1.1.1.4 Barbara Gail Taylor re-married John Fraser
............................................1.1.1.1.5 Jill Katherine Taylor
.............................1.1.1.2 Stewart Taylor married Joyce Marilyn Waldron
............................................1.1.1.2.1 James Nelson "Nick" Taylor (b. April 11, 1950) married Lorraine Shaw
..............................................................1.1.1.2.1.1 Jason Murray Taylor
............................................1.1.1.2.1 James Nelson "Nick" Taylor re-married Wendy Howard
..............................................................1.1.1.2.1.1 Jeffery Randolph Taylor
..............................................................1.1.1.2.1.2 Kevin James Taylor
..............................................................1.1.1.2.1.3 Ronda "Howard" Taylor married Caleb Howard
..............................................................1.1.1.2.1.4 Daryl "Howard" Taylor
..............................................................1.1.1.2.1.5 Craig "Howard" Taylor
............................................1.1.1.2.2 Stewart John Taylor married Shirley Clarke
..............................................................1.1.1.2.2.1 Bruce Stewart Taylor
............................................1.1.1.2.3 Stephen Paul Taylor married Maryann Majury
..............................................................1.1.1.2.3.1 Luke Wesley Taylor
..............................................................1.1.1.2.3.2 Jenna Joyce Taylor
............................................1.1.1.2.4 John Michael Taylor married Cathy Lester
..............................................................1.1.1.2.4.1 Charmaine Patricia Taylor
............................................1.1.1.2.5 Sharon Lee Taylor
.............................1.1.1.3 Hubert James Taylor
................1.1.2 Peter Taylor married Estella Smith
.............................1.1.2.1 Jimmy Taylor (1924-1988) married Peggy McMoran
.............................1.1.2.2 Thomas Peter Taylor (b. 1927) married Lucy Anne (1921-1996) Rivard (1921-1996)
............................................1.1.2.2.1 Sharon Lyne Taylor married Daniel Labine
..............................................................1.1.2.2.1.1 Erin Labine
..............................................................1.1.2.2.1.2 Sara Labine
..............................................................1.1.2.2.1.3 Joel Labine
..............................................................1.1.2.2.1.4 Lavri Labine
............................................1.1.2.2.2 Timothy Peter Taylor married Angel Zimmerman
..............................................................1.1.2.2.2.1 Mackenzie Taylor
............................................1.1.2.2.3 Sandra Taylor
............................................1.1.2.2.4 Susan Taylor married John Soares
..............................................................1.1.2.2.4.1 Amanda Soars
..............................................................1.1.2.2.4.2 Andrew Soars
..............................................................1.1.2.2.4.3 Patricia Soars
............................................1.1.2.2.5 Kristina Taylor married Guy Prudhomme
..............................................................1.1.2.2.5.1 Maxine Prudhomme
..............................................................1.1.2.2.5.2 Jesse Prudhomme
..............................................................1.1.2.2.5.3 David Prudhomme
..............................................................1.1.2.2.5.4 Mark Prudhomme
.............................1.1.2.3 Joseph Taylor married Rose Beauleau
.............................1.1.2.4 Maurice Taylor married Mary Morrison
............................................1.1.2.4.1 Peter Taylor (b. 1961) married Brenda Dean
..............................................................1.1.2.4.1.1 Bradley Taylor
..............................................................1.1.2.4.1.2 Bridget Taylor
............................................1.1.2.4.2 Rodney David Taylor (b. 1965)
............................................1.1.2.4.3 Edward Morris Taylor (b. 1966)
................1.1.3 Benjamin Samuel Taylor 1897 (burried Orillia) married Eva Parnham 1900 (burried Orillia)
.............................1.1.3.1 Bessie Margaret Taylor married Wilbur Rutter
............................................1.1.3.1.1 John Charles Rutter married Helen ?
..............................................................1.1.3.1.1.1 Cindy Rutter married Jim Polack
....................................................................................1.1.3.1.1.1.1 Melanie Polack
....................................................................................1.1.3.1.1.1.2 Calvin Polack
..............................................................1.1.3.1.1.2 Julie Rutter
..............................................................1.1.3.1.1.3 John Rutter
............................................1.1.3.1.2 James Rutter married ?
..............................................................1.1.3.1.2.1 Son
.............................1.1.3.2 Francis Taylor married Martin Langin
............................................1.1.3.2.1 Edward Langin
............................................1.1.3.2.2 Bridget Langin married Gene Kowalski
..............................................................1.1.3.2.2.1 Janice Kowalski married ?
....................................................................................1.1.3.2.2.1.1 Daughter
............................................1.1.3.2.3 Barbara Langin (buried in Orillia) married Bruno Pigin
..............................................................1.1.3.2.3.1 Francis Pigin
............................................1.1.3.2.4 Janet Marta Langin married ?
..............................................................1.1.3.2.4.1 Eve ?
............................................1.1.3.2.4 Janet Marta Langin re-married Dr. D. Longford (Orillia)
..............................................................1.1.3.2.4.1 daughter
.............................1.1.3.2 Francis Taylor re-married James Taylor
............................................1.1.3.2.1 James "Jamie" Taylor
.............................1.1.3.3 Victoria Ellen Taylor married Donald Martin (buried in Toronto)
............................................1.1.3.3.1 Peter Martin (buried in Orillia)
............................................1.1.3.3.2 Kellie Martin
............................................1.1.3.3.3 Stacy Martin (buried in Toronto)
.............................1.1.3.4 Douglas Benjamin Taylor married 1961 Arleen Rose Joslin
............................................1.1.3.4.1 Warren Douglas Taylor married Mary Ruth Wilbur
..............................................................1.1.3.4.1.1 Tabitha Casandra Taylor (1987)
..............................................................1.1.3.4.1.2 Samantha Rose Taylor (1992)
..............................................................1.1.3.4.1.3 Catherine Ann Taylor (1997)
............................................1.1.3.4.2 Benjamin Leslie Taylor married Rebecca Leigh Clow
..............................................................1.1.3.4.2.1 James Douglas Taylor (1986)
..............................................................1.1.3.4.2.2 Crystal Leigh Taylor (1988)
................1.1.4 Joseph Taylor married Jean Bartholomew
.............................1.1.4.1 Gerald Taylor married Bernice Marshall
............................................1.1.4.1.1 Valerie Taylor married Alvin Swinford
............................................1.1.4.1.2 Lorraine Taylor married Donald Phelps
..............................................................1.1.4.1.2.1 Joshua Phelps married Stacey Cameron
............................................1.1.4.1.3 Gerald Taylor married Sue ?
..............................................................1.1.4.1.3.1 Ashley Taylor
..............................................................1.1.4.1.3.2 Adam Taylor
............................................1.1.4.1.4 Mike Taylor married Mary Robertson
..............................................................1.1.4.1.4.1 Brian Taylor
..............................................................1.1.4.1.4.2 David Taylor
.............................1.1.4.2 Harold Taylor married Katherine ?
............................................1.1.4.2.1 Stephen Taylor
............................................1.1.4.2.2 David Taylor
................1.1.5 Nos Taylor married Thelma Glenesk
.............................1.1.5.1 Ron Taylor
.............................1.1.5.2 Glen Taylor
.............................1.1.5.3 Charles Taylor
.............................1.1.5.4 Jim Taylor
................1.1.6 Barbara Taylor
................1.1.7 Beulah Emily Taylor married Peter Graham
.............................1.1.7.1 Dorothy Graham married Sandy Wilson
................1.1.8 Ellen Victoria Taylor married Jim Stewart
.............................1.1.8.1 Son
................1.1.9 Harry Edmund Taylor
................1.1.10 Ida Bell Taylor married Ralph Frederick Aitchison
.............................1.1.10.1 Laurie Elizabeth Aitchison married Thomas Woodrow Griffon
............................................1.1.10.1.1 Gwendolyn Laurie Griffon married Lorne William Zerabney
..............................................................1.1.10.1.1.1 Johnathon Lorne Zerabney
..............................................................1.1.10.1.1.2 Catherine Barbara Zerabney married Cory laine Norman
.......................................................................................1.1.10.1.1.1.1 Alexa Noell Norman
..............................................................1.1.10.1.1.3 Rebecca Ann Zerabney married Michael David Krawchuk
..............................................................1.1.10.1.1.4 Nancy Elizabeth Zerabney
............................................1.1.10.1.2 Cheryl Elizabeth Griffon married Guy McConnell
..............................................................1.1.10.1.2.1 Christopher Guy McConnell
..............................................................1.1.10.1.2.2 Katherine Elizabeth McConnell
............................................1.1.10.1.3 Gary Thomas Griffon married Beth Burmister
..............................................................1.1.10.1.3.1 Matthew Thomas Griffon
..............................................................1.1.10.1.3.2 Mellissa Griffon
............................................1.1.10.1.4 Lauretta Griffon married Steve Wright
..............................................................1.1.10.1.4.1 Erin Elizabeth Wright
..............................................................1.1.10.1.4.2 Douglas Steven Wright
.............................1.1.10.2 Beulah Ruth Aitchison married William Thomas Shaw
............................................1.1.10.2.1 Donna Ann Shaw married James Colin Waine
..............................................................1.1.10.2.1.1 Michael James Waine married Julie Purvis
......................................................................................1.1.10.2.1.1.1 Ashley Christina Waine
......................................................................................1.1.10.2.1.1.2 Erica Hally Waine
..............................................................1.1.10.2.1.2 Ryan William Waine
............................................1.1.10.2.2 Catherine Jane Shaw married James William Garry
..............................................................1.1.10.2.2.1 Kendall Ann Garry
..............................................................1.1.10.2.2.2 Lindsay Jane Garry
............................................1.1.10.2.2 Catherine Jane Shaw re-married Ronald Clifford Smith
............................................1.1.10.2.3 William Mark Shaw
........1.2 William James Taylor (Sutton) 1871-1934 (buried in Coldwater) married Minnie Louise Borrow (Matchedash ) 1876-1949
................1.2.1 Oliver Wesley Taylor (Matchedash) 1898-1965 married Clara Blanche Hopkins1911-1985
.............................1.2.1.1 Catherine Blanche Taylor (Victoria Harbour) 1942- married Wilfrid Francis Schlosser 1942-
............................................1.2.1.1.1 Andrea Blanche Schlosser 1966-
.............................1.2.1.2 Joan Evelyn Taylor (Midland) 1946-, married David Jackaman (Montreal) 1939
................1.2.2 Grace Taylor (Matchedash) 1900-1944, married Ernest Miller (Coldwater) 1900-1989
.............................1.2.2.1 Douglas Miller married Arla Wadling
............................................1.2.2.1.1 Elizabeth Miller married Kenneth Cadeau
..............................................................1.2.2.1.1.1 Carl Cadeau
..............................................................1.2.2.1.1.2 Stephen Kenneth Cadeau
............................................1.2.2.1.2 Kathleen Marie Miller
............................................1.2.2.1.3 John Douglas Miller married Debrah Holfarth
..............................................................1.2.2.1.3.1 Amy Lynn Miller
............................................1.2.2.1.4 Terry Dale Miller married Paul Whitten
..............................................................1.2.2.1.4.1 April Dawn Whitten
..............................................................1.2.2.1.4.2 Matthew Paul Whitten
..............................................................1.2.2.1.4.3 Rhonda Lea Whitten
................1.2.3 Jane (Jenny) Taylor1902-1975 never married
................1.2.4 Maureen "Edith" Taylor (Matchedash) 1904-1981 (buried in Orillia) married Gordon Leatherdale 1900-1969 (buried in Orillia)
.............................1.2.4.1 Dr. William Murray Leatherdale married Holly Marie Antler
............................................1.2.4.1.1 Trudy Marie Leatherdale married Byron Arnold Johnson
..............................................................1.2.4.1.1.1 Andrew Murray Johnson
..............................................................1.2.4.1.1.2 Katie Marie Johnson
..............................................................1.2.4.1.1.3 Allison Harley Johnson
............................................1.2.4.1.2 Elizabeth Maurine Leatherdale married Thomas Arthur Grainger
..............................................................1.2.4.1.2.1 Brenna Holly Grainger
..............................................................1.2.4.1.2.2 Rebecca Emma Grainger
..............................................................1.2.4.1.2.3 Sara Elizabeth Grainger
............................................1.2.4.1.3 Adrian Myles Leatherdale married Claire Maire Bergeron
..............................................................1.2.4.1.3.1 Kody William Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.1.3.2 Kent Marc Leatherdale
............................................1.2.4.1.4 Lauran Michelle Leatherdale married James Herbert Kenney
..............................................................1.2.4.1.4.1 Kortney James Kenney
.............................1.2.4.2 Oliver Bruce Leatherdale married Edith Ann McDonald
............................................1.2.4.2.1 Judith Ann Leatherdale married Edward Robert Page
..............................................................1.2.4.2.1.1 Simone Todd Page
..............................................................1.2.4.2.1.2 Adele Louise Page
............................................1.2.4.2.2 Meredith Kathleen Leatherdale
............................................1.2.4.2.3 David Bruce Leatherdale married Cheryl Ann Harris
..............................................................1.2.4.2.3.1 David Gordon Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.2.3.2 Bryan Bruce Leatherdale
............................................1.2.4.2.4 Linda Joan Leatherdale married Ian Ross MacDonald
..............................................................1.2.4.2.4.1 Ian Auston Ross MacDonald
..............................................................1.2.4.2.4.2 Erin Skye Lyn MacDonald
............................................1.2.4.2.5 Donald Paul Leatherdale married Vicki Cecile Annis
..............................................................1.2.4.2.5.1 Luke Adrian Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.2.5.2 Dylan Oliver Leatherdale
............................................1.2.4.2.6 Michael Gordon Leatherdale married Susan Jones
..............................................................1.2.4.2.6.1 Jason Michael Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.2.6.2 Matthew Graham Leatherdale
............................................1.2.4.2.7 Karen Lee Leatherdale married Richard Reid
..............................................................1.2.4.2.7.1 Melanie Leanne Reid
..............................................................1.2.4.2.7.2 Kristyn Louise Reid
..............................................................1.2.4.2.7.3 Mairyn Kathleen Reid
............................................1.2.4.2.7 Karen Lee Leatherdale re-married David Baker
..............................................................1.2.4.2.7.1 Rylee Ann Leatherdale-Baker
..............................................................1.2.4.2.7.2 Ethan Ty Leatherdale-Baker
............................................1.2.4.2.8 Susan Gail Leatherdale married Michael James Page
..............................................................1.2.4.2.8.1 Laurie Lynn Page
..............................................................1.2.4.2.8.2 Adam Earl Page
............................................1.2.4.2.9 Steven Alexander Leatherdale married Christine Marie Barbara McRae
..............................................................1.2.4.2.9.1 Stephanie Linda Marie Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.2.9.2 Alexander Dawn Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.2.9.3 Elias Ronald Bruce Leatherdale
............................................1.2.4.2.10 Timothy John Leatherdale married Kimberley Joyce Mitchner
..............................................................1.2.4.2.10.1 Sarah Kate Leatherdale
..............................................................1.2.4.2.10.2 Benjamin Taylor Leatherdale
.............................1.2.4.3 John Jack Gordon Leatherdale married Eleanor June Clarke
............................................1.2.4.3.1 John Clarke Leatherdale married Heather Ann Rutsch
............................................1.2.4.3.2 Adrienne Leatherdale
................1.2.5 Rita (Reta?) Taylor (Matchedash) 1905-1976 (buried in Orillia) married Douglas Ross Boyd 1909-1984 (buried in Orillia)
.............................1.2.5.1 Esther Louise Boyd married W. Keith MacDonald
............................................1.2.5.1.1 Patricia MacDonald married Randy Jackson
..............................................................1.2.5.1.1.1 Cody Jackson 1989-
............................................1.2.5.1.2 Douglas MacDonald married Lynn Crowther
............................................1.2.5.1.3 Kimberley MacDonald married Stephen Postuns
.............................1.2.5.2 William Douglas Boyd married Margaret Shuh
............................................1.2.5.2.1 Heather Boyd married Robert Moore
............................................1.2.5.2.2 Ruth Margaret Boyd
............................................1.2.5.2.3 Sara Rita Boyd
.............................1.2.5.3 Harry Robert Boyd married Linda Shuh
............................................1.2.5.3.1 Jaina Catherine Boyd
............................................1.2.5.3.2 Carolyn Jeanne Boyd
................1.2.6 Norma Taylor (Matchedash) 1910-1993 (buried in Toronto) married Harold Pickel
.............................1.2.6.1 Wanita Pickell
.............................1.2.6.2 William Pickell married Winnie Hoyle
............................................1.2.6.2.1 Cheryl Pickell married Barry Parliament
..............................................................1.2.6.2.1.1 Allison Parliament
..............................................................1.2.6.2.1.2 Devon Parliament
............................................1.2.6.2.2 Kim S. Pickell
................1.2.7 Lloyd William Taylor (Matchedash) 1913-1967 married Norma Mary Small 1916-
.............................1.2.7.1 Ruthann Mary Taylor (Orillia) 1943-, married Ronald Shaw (Orillia) 1940-
............................................1.2.7.1.1 Carol Ann Shaw
............................................1.2.7.1.2 Thomas Ronald Shaw married Terri Lynn Rankin
..............................................................1.2.7.1.2.1 Beth Lynn Shaw
.............................1.2.7.2 Phyllis Kathleen Taylor(Orillia) 1945- married John McDermott (Kingston) 1938-
............................................1.2.7.2.1 Heather McDermott
............................................1.2.7.2.2 Jamie McDermott
.............................1.2.7.3 Geraldine Grace Taylor (Orillia) 1947- married Gary Card (Bancroft) 1947-
............................................1.2.7.3.1 Scott Lee Card
............................................1.2.7.1.1 Christopher Card
.............................1.2.7.4 William John Taylor (Orillia) 1949- married Phyllis Bylund (Port Arthur) 1953-
............................................1.2.7.4.1 Lloyd Taylor
............................................1.2.7.4.2 Murray William Taylor
.............................1.2.7.5 Jane Margaret Taylor(Orillia) 1951- married Garfield Dunlop(Orillia) 1952-
............................................1.2.7.5.1 Jill Dunlop
............................................1.2.7.5.2 Andrew Dunlop
................1.2.8 Marion Taylor (Matchedash) 1915-1999 married Peter Milligan 1910-
.............................1.2.8.1 Brenda Milligan
.............................1.2.8.2 Maxine Milligan
................1.2.9 Edna (Ted) Taylor (Matchedash) 1918-1996, married Howard Robinson (Moonstone) 1911-1997
.............................1.2.9.1 Ronald Robinson married Brenda Darby
............................................1.2.9.1.1 Bradley Robinson
............................................1.2.9.1.2 Jamie Robinson
.............................1.2.9.2 Mary Ann Robinson married Keith Smithem
............................................1.2.9.2.1 Clayton Smithem
............................................1.2.9.2.2 Ryan Smithem
............................................1.2.9.1.1 Lyle Smithem


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