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Alphonso Taft 1810–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1810

Birth Location: Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1891

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Peter Taft

Mother: Sylvia Howard

Spouse(s): Louisa Torrey

Children(s): William Taft

Alphonso Taft was born in 1810 in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of Peter Rawson Taft And Sylvia Howard. In 1880, Alphonso Taft resided in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Alphonso Taft married Louisa Maria Torrey, and had children including William Howard Taft. Alphonso Taft passed away in 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alphonso Taft was born in 1810 in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of Peter Rawson Taft And Sylvia Howard.
  • In 1880, Alphonso Taft resided in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • Alphonso Taft married Louisa Maria Torrey, and had children including William Howard Taft.
  • Alphonso Taft passed away in 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Alphonso Taft's Ancestors

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Alphonso Taft
1810–1891
Birth Place: Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
Parents
Peter Rawson Taft
1785–1867
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sylvia Howard
1793–1866
Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
Grandparents
Rhoda Rawson
1749–1827
Uxbridge, Massachusetts Bay
Aaron Taft
1743–1808
Uxbridge, Massachusetts Bay
Levi Howard
1752–1838
Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Bethiah Chapin
1755–1829
Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Great-Grandparents
Abner Rawson
1721–1794
Mary Allen
1722–1790
John Jr
1730–1815
Rhoda Albee
1731–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Rawson
1689–1768
Elizabeth Hayward
1683–1759
John Chapin
1698–1770
Dorcas Wood
1694–1769

Alphonso Taft's Descendants

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Alphonso Taft (5 November 1810–21 May 1891) m. Louisa (Maria) Torrey (11 Sep 1827–8 Dec 1907)
  1. 1. William (Howard) Taft 1857–1930

Alphonso Taft's Timeline

3 Records

1810
5 November 1810
Birth of Alphonso Taft in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 70
Alphonso Taft resided here in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1891
21 May 1891
Age 81
Death of Alphonso Taft in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1810
    Event Place: Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 1024; Page: 193A; Enumeration District: 115

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1891
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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