Ninth Generation

18. Pascal Enos TAYLOR was born on 26 March 1805 in Waterford Township, Caledonia County, VT.^{10,11,12,20,24,35,36,37} Pascal's great-great-great-great-grandfather, John Taylor, came to Massachusetts with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. He died at sea in 1645, when he went down with the Phantom Ship of Longfellow's poems. His ancestral line went from John, John, Samuel, Samuel, Oliver, Vine to Pascal.

(His name was spelled "Paschal" in the 1860 and 1870 Census' and in the diary of his son Alonzo. His gravestone spells it "Pascal.")

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He appeared in the census in 1830 in Perinton Township, Monroe County, NY.²⁵ He was believed to have been one of the 20-30 year-old males living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1840 in Perinton Township, Monroe County, NY.³⁸ His given name was listed as "Paskel" and his household consisted of 1 male, age 5-10 (Vine); 1 male, age 30-40 (Pascal); 2 females, age 0-5 (Naomi and ??); 1 female, age 5-10 (Jane); 1 female, age 30-40 (Alzina); and 1 female, age 60-70 (unknown, but possibly his mother). Pascal appeared in the census in 1850 in Penfield Township, Monroe County, NY.^37,39 His household consisted of Pascal, age 45; Alzina, age 39; Jane, age 17; Alonzo, age 15; and "Norman" (Naomi), age 14. His occupation was "Laborer."

This is the bottom of the page of the census form and the rest of his family cannot be located in the census (possibly there was a page lost). Based on what we can learn about this family through other sources, the following children would have been expected to also be living with their parents in 1850: Ruth, age 12; Byron, age 10; Vine, age 8; Rebecca, age 5; and William, age 2.

. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^20,37 He was living in the household of his sister Jane and her husband, George A. Thompson. His age was listed as 52 and his occupation was "Farmer."

From the research of Ron Benson: "Apparently the Pascal Taylor family joined up with other families from Monroe County, NY who migrated to Monroe County, WI in the 1850's. Pascal's sister, Jane (Taylor) Thompson, was one family that settled in Monroe County, WI prior to 1860. A biography of Alonzo Hamilton Taylor, which includes information from his diary, mentions the death of his mother while on the way from New York to Wisconsin: 'Alonzo Hamilton Taylor was born on July 30, 1834 in Penfield, New York. His family joined the western migration, settling in Tomah, Wisconsin in 1858. His mother, Alzina Tripp Taylor did not survive the journey and is buried at Saint Joseph Barracks, Michigan. Alonzo continued on to Denver, Colorado in 1859 and became a shopkeeper.'

Reconstructing history using the records that have been located, suggests that after the death of Alzina, reported as being in October 1854, the Pascal Taylor family remained in Berrien Co., MI (the location of Saint Joseph Barracks) for a period of time. It appears that Pascal proceeded on to Wisconsin to join up with his sister Jane's family by 1858.

At the time of the 1860 census, Pascal Taylor was living with the family of his brother-in-law G. A. Thompson and his sister Jane (Taylor) Thompson. It appears that Pascal was not living with his children.

Further research identifies the following locations of the children around 1860:

· Jane (Taylor) Hipp, age 28, living with her husband, at Berrien Co., MI (census records)
· Alonzo Taylor, age 26, living in Denver, CO in 1859, enlisted in Union Army in 1861 at Omaha, Nebraska (his biography and diary, as well as enlistment and military service records).
· Naomi (Taylor) Hoag, age 24, living with her husband, at Berrien Co., MI (census records).
· Ruth (Taylor) Ellis, age 22, living with her husband, at Berrien Co., MI (census records).
· Byron Taylor, age 20, enlisted in Union Army in 1861 at St Joseph, Berrien Co., MI (enlistment and military service records).
· Vine Taylor, age 18, living with the family whom he was working, at Berrien Co., MI (census records).
· Rebecca Taylor, age 15, living with older sister Naomi, at Berrien Co., MI (census records).
· William Taylor, age 12, living with older sister Jane, at Berrien Co., MI (census records).
· Margaret Taylor, age 10 (if living), location has yet to be identified.
· Wellington Taylor, age 9, living with older sister Ruth, at Berrien Co., MI (census records).

Apparently all of the children of Pascal Taylor had remained in Berrien County, MI (except for Alonzo, who had moved to Colorado), while their father had gone ahead to Wisconsin. There is no way of knowing the conditions and understanding upon which Pascal Taylor left his children behind in Michigan when he went on to Wisconsin. What we can reconstruct is that his three older daughters had married by 1860 and each had taken in one of their younger siblings (Rebecca was living with Naomi, William was living with Jane, and Wellington was living with Ruth). One possibility would be that he went ahead with the understanding that he would find land and get things ready for them to join him along with some of their extended family (the George and Jane Thompson family).

Some sources have identified a daughter Margaret (born around 1850), but we have not yet located any records with a Margaret Taylor associated with this family. We have also not seen Wellington Taylor included in any lists of children of Pascal and Alzina Taylor prepared by others, although the fact that he lived with his sister Ruth at the time of both the 1860 and 1870 census (at least through the age of 18) certainly fits with him being her younger brother, and it follows the pattern of the three youngest siblings going to live with the three older sisters after they had married and their father had moved to Wisconsin."

. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁰ His household consisted of himself and "Theodoria" Taylor, age 64, born in Vermont. Pascal appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ He was listed as "Phalea," age 75, born in Vermont, and his occupation was "Farmer." He was living with his wife, "Theodotia." He died on 17 May 1890 at the age of 85 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{10,22,24,36,41,42} (He may have died in Sparta.)

Obituary Notes: "Died in this city on Saturday, May 17th, 1890, Pascal Taylor, aged 85 years. Mr. Taylor was an old resident of Tomah. He has lived for some time with his son, Vine Taylor, at whose home the funeral was held on Tuesday. The pastors of the several churches took part in the service." (He was living with Vine when he died.)

Genealogical Branches Obituary Notes: "Pascal E. Taylor b. New York State 1805 m. Theodosia d. 17 May 1890 and Mrs. d. 29 Aug 1881 and both bur. Oak Grove on their son-in-law Philip Peter Hoag's lot. Child: Naomi E., b. 6 June 1836 Rochester, N.Y. m. Philip Peter Hoag 16 Nov 1856 Millburg, Mich. 2nd m. Isaac Vandervort 20 Feb 1887 d. 14 Dec 1903 bur. Oak Grove, Rebecca Alvina b. 17 Feb 1845 Chappenville, N.Y., m. Henry Philip Hoag 10 June 1863 Soda, Mich., Vine b. N.Y. state 1842 m. Emma Thompson."

(The Oak Grove Cemetery records list his date of death as 17 Mar 1890.)

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He was buried on 19 May 1890 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^10,24,36,42 in the Oak Grove Cemetery. His gravestone inscription reads: "Pascal E. Taylor, died May 17, 1890, Aged 85 years, one month, 21 days. 'God in his wisdom has recalled, The boon his love had given, And though the body smoulders here, The soul is safe in Heaven.'"

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Pascal Enos TAYLOR and Alzina TRIPP were married on 10 October 1831 in Penfield Township, Monroe County, NY.^{24,36,37,38,43} (Their children may have been born in Penfield Township, Monroe County, NY.)

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Alzina TRIPP, daughter of Ebenezer TRIPP and Naomi UNKNOWN (TRIPP), was born on 16 August 1810 in Penfield Center, Monroe County, NY.^{18,22,24,25,27,35,37,38,40,43} (According to the 1870 and 1880 Census', she was born in Vermont.)

(The 1830 Census for Penfield Township, Monroe County, NY, contained the household of Ebenezer Tripp, and the 1840 Census for Penfield Township contained the household of Amasa C. Tripp.) She appeared in the census in 1840 in Perinton Township, Monroe County, NY.³⁸ She appeared in the census in 1850 in Penfield Township, Monroe County, NY.³⁹ Alzina died in October 1854 at the age of 44 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, MI.^{23,27,36,42,43,44,45} (According to the research of Ron Benson, she died in October 1854. Other sources list her death year as 1858.) She was buried in St. Joseph, Berrien County, MI.^44,46

Pascal Enos TAYLOR and Alzina TRIPP had the following children:

Pascal Enos TAYLOR and Theodosia MUNROE were married in 1865.^{10,27,36,37,45} The diary of Pascal's son Alonzo mentions that his father married Theodosia when Alonzo came home on military leave in 1864. The Ron Benson research lists their marriage year as 1865.

. Theodosia MUNROE was born in 1811 in Jericho, Chittenden County, VT.^10,23,24,37 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁰ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ Theodosia died on 29 August 1881 at the age of 70 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{10,23,36,37,47} She was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Pascal Enos TAYLOR and Mary E. TRYON were married on 23 February 1856 in Berrien County, MI.²⁷ Mary was not living with Pascal during the 1860 Census, so she may have died or they divorced before then.

. Mary E. TRYON was born (date unknown).