Vinny Oliveira/ Zachary Taylor By hhims2016 Nov 24, 1784 Born and Died November 24, 1784 July 9, 1850 (aged 65) Nov 24, 1784 Taylor was born on a plantation in Orange County, Virginia Jun 21, 1810 Married Jan 1, 1819 Margret Smith Jan 1, 1836 Established indipendence Jan 1, 1836 Event leading to presidency Jan 1, 1849 President Zachary Taylor was 64 years of age Mar 1, 1849 12th President of the United States Mar 4, 1849 March 4, 1849 - July 9, 1850 Oct 1, 1849 the convention unanimously agreed to join the Union—and to ban slavery within their borders Dec 1, 1849 State of the Union report to Congress Jun 10, 1850 Illness Jul 9, 1850 Millard Fillmore