Paulina Tayler

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Paulina Tayler was an early farmer and leading citizen of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Born in Quebec, Canada, Paulina Edy married Rueben Tayler, a captain in the Canadian militia, in 1820. In 1838, the couple moved to Chicago, which had been incorporated as a city only a year earlier. Although Chicago was a "city" in name, there was plenty of farmland available within the city limits.

The Taylers farmed for many years, and eventually Reuben Tayler entered Chicago's booming real estate business. It was in this field that the family fortune was made, and as leading citizens of Chicago, the Taylers became involved in improving the city in a variety of ways.

Members of the Episcopal Church, the Taylers had four children: three daughters and a son.

Paulina Street at 1700 west in Chicago is named for Paulina Tayler.

[edit] References

  • Bike, William S. Streets of the Near West Side. Chicago: ACTA Publications, 1996, p. 83.


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