Amy (Galusha) Taylor (abt. 1828 - 1872)

Born about 1828 in Fort Edward, Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Mar 1872 at about age 44 in Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Galusha Name Study.

Amy (Galusha) Taylor is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Amy Galusha was born about 1828 in Fort Edward, Washington County, New York to Thomas Galusha and Ruth Galusha.^[1]

In 1830 she was living with her parents and siblings in Fort Edward, Washington County, New York:
Father, Thomas (40-49)
Mother, Ruth (30-39)
Brother, Giles (<5)(b.1826)
Brother, William (5-9)(b.1824)
Brother, Charles (15-19)(b.1812)
Sister, Mary (10-14)(b.1818)^[2]

In 1850 she was living with her parents and siblings in Woodstock, Lenawee County, Michigan:
Father, Thomas (66)
Mother, Ruth (58)
Son, William (26)
Son, Giles (24)
Son, Russell (19)^[1]

In 1860 she was living with her husband, Elisha Taylor (36), and their son, Thomas R. (8), in Somerset, Hillsdale County, Michigan.^[3]

She died on 4 March 1872 in Cambria, Hillsdale County, Michigan, and was buried in Cambria Cemetery.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8N-YJ5 : 22 December 2020), Amy Galusha or Galuska in household of Thomas Galusha or Galuska, Woodstock Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ 1830 Federal Census Data (M19_0111, Page 306), Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDG-D7W : 18 February 2021), Amy Taylor in entry for Elisha Taylor, 1860.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK7-MX1T : 9 September 2022), Amy Taylor, ; Burial, Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States of America, Cambria Cemetery 1; citing record ID 35971849, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35971849/amy-taylor: accessed 26 October 2022), memorial page for Amy Taylor (unknown–4 Mar 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35971849, citing Cambria Cemetery #1, Cambria, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Nicole La Faive (contributor 17167635) .

Acknowledgements

Jennings / Gray Genealogy