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Taylor was born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland (now part of Cumbria), England, the son of James and Agnes Taylor. He had formal schooling up to age fourteen, and then he served an initial apprenticeship to a cooper and later received training as a woodturner and cabinetmaker. He claimed that as a young man, he had a vision of "an angel in the heavens, holding a trumpet to his mouth, sounding a message to the nations" - the angel Moroni.[6] He was christened in the Church of England, but joined the Methodist church at sixteen. He was appointed a lay preacher a year later, and felt a calling to preach in America. Taylor's parents and siblings emigrated to Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in 1830. Taylor stayed in England to dispose of the family property and joined his family in Toronto in 1832. He met Leonora Cannon from the Isle of Man while attending a Toronto Methodist Church and, although she initially rejected his proposal, married her on January 28, 1833.

Between 1834 and 1836, John and Leonora Taylor participated in a religious study group in Toronto. The group discussed problems and concerns with their Methodist faith, and quickly became known as the "Dissenters." Other members included Joseph Fielding and his sisters Mary and Mercy, who later also became prominent in the Latter Day Saint movement. While in Toronto Taylor continued to work in his trade as a woodturner.

Taylor practiced plural marriage and was married to eight wives: Leonora Cannon, Elizabeth Kaighin, Jane Ballantyne, Mary Ann Oakley, Sophia Whitaker, Harriet Whitaker, and Margaret Young.[26] He was the father of 34 children.[27]

Taylor's son, John W. Taylor, continued to serve in the church and in politics and helped to shepherd Utah to statehood in 1896. John W. Taylor was ultimately excommunicated from the LDS Church for his opposition to the church's abandonment of plural marriage. His son, Samuel W. Taylor, became a writer, and the biographer of his father and grandfather.

Another son, William W. Taylor, served as one of the first presidents of the seventy and also served in the Utah territorial legislature.

Taylor's wife Margaret Young Taylor was a member of the inaugural general presidency of what is today the church's Young Women organization. Taylor's daughter Annie Taylor Hyde was a leader in the Relief Society general presidency and was the founder of Daughters of Utah Pioneers.

John blev gift med Jane Ballantyne den 25 feb. 1844 i Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA. Jane (datter af David Ballantyne og Ann Bannerman) blev født den 11 apr. 1813 i Shielfield, Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland; døde den 26 dec. 1900 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

James blev gift med Agnes Taylor den 23 dec. 1805 i Kirkoswald, Cumberland, England. Agnes (datter af John Taylor og Agnes Whittington) blev født den 22 aug. 1787 i Pooley, Barton Parish, Westmoreland, England; døde den 15 nov. 1868 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

David blev gift med Ann Bannerman den 28 okt. 1808 i Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Ann (datter af Peter Bannerman og Annie Matheson) blev født i okt. 1786 i Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland; døde den 11 okt. 1871 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Edward blev gift med Elizabeth Saul den 28 maj 1757 i Heversham, Westmorland, England. Elizabeth (datter af James Saul og Mary Cowperthwaite) blev født før 31 jul. 1740 i Heversham, Westmorland, England; døde den 30 nov. 1801 i Ackenthwaite, Westmorland, England. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

John + Agnes Whittington. Agnes blev født den 8 maj 1753 i Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; døde den 16 nov. 1834. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

William + Margaret Rennick. Margaret blev født den 1 jul. 1716 i Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland; døde før dec. 1796 i Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Peter blev gift med Annie Matheson cirka 1780 i Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland. Annie blev født i 1759 i Shiness Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland; døde i 1872 i Elgin, Ontario, Canada. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]