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| Zachary Taylor
(1784 - 1850)
| Timeline |
| 1784 |
Born 24 November |
| 1808 |
Joined the U.S. Army, receiving a commission as a first Lieutenant of the Seventh Infantry Regiment |
| 1810 |
Marries Margaret Mackall Smith |
| 1810 |
Promoted to captain |
| 1811 |
Daughter, Ann, born |
| 1812 |
Serves in the War of 1812; receives a brevet promotion to major |
| 1814 |
Daughter, Sarah, born |
| 1819 |
Promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| 1820 |
Two daughters are born, both die in infancy |
| 1824 |
Daughter, Mary, born |
| 1826 |
Son, Richard, born |
| 1832 |
Serves in the Black Hawk War; promoted to colonel |
| 1835 |
Serves in the Second Seminole War |
| 1838 |
Receives a brevet promotion to brigadier general in January, and promotion to commanding general of all U.S. forces in Florida in May of this year |
| 1846 |
Serves in the Mexican-American War |
| 1848 |
Successfully runs for president with Fillmore as his vice-presidential running mate |
| 1850 |
Dies 9 July |
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