Taylor family, of Hunterdon County, N.J.

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Taylor family: Residents of High Bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, including Robert Taylor, his son Archibald S. Taylor (1780-1860) and the latter's son Lewis H. Taylor (b. 1811), as well as John W. Bray (Archibald S. Taylor's brother-in-law).

Andover Furnace and Andover Forge: located seven miles apart at, respectively, Andover and (present-day) Waterloo, both in Sussex County, New Jersey; owned by Allen ? managed by John Hackett until his death in 1766 and then by Robert Taylor; ceased operations ca. 1780; reopened and operated by A[rchibald?] S[tewart?] & Co. from ca. 1782 until ca. 178x. Note: the furnace and forge together were known at one time as Andover Iron Works.

Taylor Iron Works: began in 1851 when Lewis H. Taylor reopened and then expanded an iron forge (once belonging to Allen ? conducted business as Taylor ? incorporated as Taylor Iron Works in 1868; reorganized as Taylor Iron and Steel Company in 1891; merged with William Wharton, Jr. & Co. in 1912 to form Taylor-Wharton Iron and Steel Company.

From the description of Papers, 1769-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122525591

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creatorOf Taylor family, of Hunterdon County, N.J. Papers, 1769-1882. Rutgers University
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associatedWith Andover Iron-Works (Andover, N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stewart, Archibald, d. 1795. person
associatedWith Taylor, Archibald S. (Archibald Stewart), 1780-1860. person
associatedWith Taylor Iron & Steel Company corporateBody
associatedWith Taylor Iron Works (High Bridge, N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith Taylor, Lewis H. (Lewis Harzelius), b. 1811. person
associatedWith Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Company corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Sussex County (N.J.)
Andover (N.J.)
Waterloo (N.J.)
Hunterdon County (N.J.)
New Jersey
High Bridge (N.J.)
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Iron industry and trade
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Active 1769

Active 1882

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