Sarah Knox Taylor (birth March 6, 1814, Vincennes, Indiana - death September 15, 1835, St. Francisville, Louisiana) was the daughter of General Zachary Taylor, later President of the United States, and Margaret Taylor. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The city of Vincennes is the County seat of Knox County, Indiana. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common St Francisville is a town in and the Parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Margaret "Peggy" Mackall Smith Taylor ( September 21, 1788 &ndash August 14, 1852) wife of Zachary Taylor, was First
While living at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin where her father commanded Fort Crawford and fought Black Hawk War, Sarah met and fell in love with her father's second in command, Jefferson Davis, later President of the Confederate States of America. Prairie du Chien is a city in and the County seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Fort Crawford was an outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin during the 19th Century. The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the The President of the Confederate States of America was the Head of State and Head of Government of the Confederate States of America, which was formed from Davis was a recent graduate of the United States Military Academy and a lieutenant at the time. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services
Taylor admired Davis for his soldiering skills, but opposed the romantic match. He and his wife, whose older daughter had already married Army surgeon Robert C. Wood, and was raising three young children in a desolate frontier outpost, felt that frontier Army life would be too harsh for Sarah.
Complying with Taylor's wish, Davis resigned from the Army and married Sarah Knox Taylor on June 17, 1835 at the home of her aunt, near Louisville, Kentucky. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Both of the newlyweds contracted malaria, and she died three months later at the Louisiana home of his sister. Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America
Posthumous
Davis was devastated by the death of his young wife, as were her parents. Her death caused years of enmity between the two, which was finally resolved in a chance meeting between Davis and Taylor in 1845 on a Mississippi steamboat. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller
Recovering from his own illness, and in need of respite from the loss of his wife, Davis sailed to Havana, Cuba, and then to New York City. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The City of New York In 1836, he retired to the Brierfield Plantation in Warren County, Mississippi. Warren County is a County located in the US state of Mississippi.
Davis remarried in 1845, and served in the Mexican-American War with distinction under Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista. Varina Howell Davis ( May 7, 1826 &ndash October 16, 1906) was an American Author who was best-known as the First Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Buena Vista ( 23 February 1847) also known as the Battle of Angostura saw the United States Army use heavy artillery to repulse Later he became a Senator from Mississippi, Secretary of War, and finally President of the Confederate States of America in 1861. A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
References
- The North Carolina booklet : Oct. 1920, Jan. - Apr. 1921, vol. XX, nos. 2,3,4. ; Raleigh : Daughters of the Revolution, North Carolina Society, 1921. OCLC 36894682
External links
- Jefferson Davis to Sarah Knox Taylor from The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 1, pp. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose 345-47
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Taylor, Sarah Knox |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Daughter of US President Zachary Taylor, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vincennes, Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1835 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | St. Francisville, Louisiana |
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