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Note: First Mayor of Haverhill, Mass. /Cutter's book says: He was educated in public schools. He settled in Haverhill when a young man, and became one of its most prominent and wealthy citizens. He was the senior member of the famous firm of Three Taylors, dealers in clothingk Harverhill. He was a member of the firm of fTaylor, Goodwin & Company, dealers in lumber, coal and wood, in Bradford, Mass., a town adjoining Haverhill; also a partner in the firm of Hyt & Taylor Hardware Company, Haverhill. In addition to these extensive and varied mercantile interests, e dealt in real estate in the City of Haverhill and surrounding territory uon a large scale. In the registry of deeds of Essex county alone, hisname appears on record upon more than four hundred conveyances of property as grantor or grantee, indicating in a word how extensive his dealings were. Many of these transactions in volved large aounts of money, and represented the gains that went toward a substantial fortuune. No man in the county carried on more varied and extensive business than he, and few equalled him in business sagacity, foresight and judgment. he had an expert knwledge of the value of property, was a shrewd buyer, and was thoroughtly upright in all his dealings. He had the confidence of his townsmen regardless of politics and class. He was for seven years selectman of the town before the cit charter was granted and served one year as mayor of the city; was re-elected but on account of ill health declined to serve. He represented his district in the general court in 1880 and 1881, serving on many importantcommittees, including that on public and charitable institutions. In politics, he was a Republican. He was a trustee of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College; director of the First National Ban of Haverhill, of the Groveland Street Railroad Cmpany, and the Haverhill Gaslight Company; trustee of the Haverhill Five Cents Savings Bank many years; member of the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a prominent member, and of the Linwood and Hilldale Cemetery Corporation of haverhill. He married first, Elizabeth R. Currier, born in Salem, New Hampshire, daughter of nathan and Sarah Currier. Nathan Currier was the great-great-grandson of Hannah Dustin. He married, second, Frances Sargent. Children, all by the first wife. The following is a list of those who have been honored by election as mayor of the city, in the order of their service, and with the years of their administration. Under the first charter: 1. 1870-1871, Warner R. Whittier; 2. 1872, Levi Taylor; 3. 1873-1874, James V. Smiley; 4. 1875, Alpheus Currier; 5. 1876-1877, Joseph K. Jenness ; 6. 1878-1879, Nathan S. Kimball; 7. 1880-1881, Charies Shapleigh; 8. 1882-1883, Moses How; 9. 1884, Calvin H. Weeks ; 10. 1885, Joseph H. Sheldon ; 11. 1886, Calvin H. Weeks; 12. 1887, Joseph H. Sheldon; 13. 1888, George H. Carleton; 14. 1889, Fred G. Richards; 15. 1890-1892, Thomas E. Bumham; 16. 1893-1894, Oliver Taylor; 17. 1895, Samuel L. Jewett; 18. 1896-1897, Benjamin F. Brickett, died in office, April 10, 1897; 19. 1897, Edwin H. Moulton; 20. 1898, Daniel S. Chase; 21. 1899-1900, John C. Chase; 22. 1901-1902, Isaac Poor; 23. 1903, Park- man B. Flanders ; 24. 1904-1908, Roswell L. Wood. Under the second charter� 25. 1909-1914, Edwin H. Moulton ; 26. 1915-1916, Albert L. Bartlett; 27. 1917-1918, Leslie K. Morse; 28. 1919-1920, Charles H. Croy ; 29. 1921� , Parkman M. Flanders. Levi Taylor, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904" Name:�Ctab�D Levi Taylor Gender:�Ctab�D Male Christening Date:�Ctab�D Christening Place:�Ctab�D Birth Date:�Ctab�D 18 Jan 1824 Birthplace:�Ctab�D ATKINSON TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE Death Date:�Ctab�D Name Note:�Ctab�D Race:�Ctab�D Father's Name:�Ctab�DOliver Taylor Father's Birthplace:�Ctab�D Father's Age:�Ctab�D Mother's Name:�Ctab�DLettice M. Page Mother's Birthplace:�Ctab�D Mother's Age:�Ctab�D Indexing Project (Batch) Number:�Ctab�D7540090 System Origin:�Ctab�D New_Hampshire-ODM GS Film number:�Ctab�D1001049 Reference ID:�Ctab�D Sources Attach to Family Tree Add to My Source Box Go to My Source Box Share No image available Search collection About this collection Citing this Record "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDJ6-5YF : accessed 12 Mar 2014), Levi Taylor, 18 Jan 1824. Levi Taylor, "United States Census, 1860" Name:�Ctab�D Levi Taylor Event Type:�Ctab�D Census Event Year:�Ctab�D 1860 Event Place:�Ctab�D Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Gender:�Ctab�D Male Age:�Ctab�D 35 Race:�Ctab�D White Race (Original):�Ctab�D Birth Year (Estimated):�Ctab�D 1825 Birthplace:�Ctab�D New Hampshire Page:�Ctab�D 85 Household ID:�Ctab�D 697 Affiliate Name:�Ctab�D The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number:�Ctab�D M653 GS Film Number:�Ctab�D803500 Digital Folder Number:�Ctab�D004232229 Image Number:�Ctab�D 00134 �Ctab�DHousehold�Ctab�DGender�Ctab�DAge�Ctab�DBirthplace Levi Taylor�Ctab�DM�Ctab�D35�Ctab�D New Hampshire Elizabeth R Taylor�Ctab�DF�Ctab�D34�Ctab�D New Hampshire Levi F Taylor�Ctab�DM�Ctab�D7�Ctab�D Massachusetts Henry R Taylor�Ctab�DM�Ctab�D4�Ctab�D Massachusetts Ezra W Taylor�Ctab�DM�Ctab�D2�Ctab�D Massachusetts Emily J Webster�Ctab�DF�Ctab�D24�Ctab�D New Hampshire Carolin Webster�Ctab�DF�Ctab�D15�Ctab�D New Hampshire Sources Attach to Family Tree Add to My Source Box Go to My Source Box Share The image is viewable at fold3.com. By clicking here you will be leaving FamilySearch.org. (fees and other terms may apply) Visit Partner Site Search collection About this collection Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZHL-VVZ : accessed 12 Mar 2014), Levi Taylor, 1860. Levi Taylor, "United States Census, 1880" Name:�Ctab�D Levi Taylor Event Type:�Ctab�D Census Event Year:�Ctab�D 1880 Event Place:�Ctab�D Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States District:�Ctab�D 187 Gender:�Ctab�D Male Age:�Ctab�D 56 Marital Status:�Ctab�D Married Race:�Ctab�D White Race (Original):�Ctab�D W Occupation:�Ctab�D Keeps Clothing Store Relationship to Head of Household:�Ctab�D Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original):�Ctab�D Self Birth Year (Estimated):�Ctab�D 1824 Birthplace:�Ctab�D New Hampshire, United States Father's Birthplace:�Ctab�D New Hampshire, United States Mother's Birthplace:�Ctab�D New Hampshire, United States Sheet Number and Letter:�Ctab�D 172A Affiliate Name:�Ctab�D The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number:�Ctab�D T9 Affiliate Film Number:�Ctab�D 0529 GS Film Number:�Ctab�D1254529 Digital Folder Number:�Ctab�D004241706 Image Number:�Ctab�D 00771 �Ctab�DHousehold�Ctab�DGender�Ctab�DAge�Ctab�DBirthplace Self�Ctab�D Levi Taylor�Ctab�DM�Ctab�D56�Ctab�D New Hampshire, United States Son�Ctab�DWilliam B Taylor�Ctab�DM�Ctab�D22�Ctab�D Massachusetts, United States Other�Ctab�DJohanna Collins�Ctab�DF�Ctab�D30�Ctab�D Ireland Wife�Ctab�DMary F Taylor�Ctab�DF�Ctab�D46�Ctab�D Massachusetts, United States Sources Attach to Family Tree Add to My Source Box Go to My Source Box Share Explore viewing options Search collection About this collection Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH68-244 : accessed 12 Mar 2014), Levi Taylor, 1880. The Merrimac Valley Steamboat Co which is the connecting line between Haverhill and up river towns above railroads has just changed ownership Levi Taylor of Haverhill and EP Shaw of Newburyport having purchased nearly all the capital stock From the steamers on the river railroads at the beaches will have a business the coming summer a hundred house lots having been at Salisbury beach and a at Plum Island since last fall
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