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Elijah Taft 1762–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1762

Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 29 Sep 1849

Death Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Seth Taft

Mother: Anna Read

Spouse(s): Phila Chapin

Children(s): Zoe Taft, Sylvia Taft, Millins Taft, Ruth Taft, Alonzo Taft

Elijah Taft was born in 1762 in MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Seth Taft And Anna Read. Elijah Taft married Phila Chapin, Sally Sarah Rawson, and had children including Alonzo Taft, Millins Taft, Ruth Taft, Sylvia Taft, Zoe Taft. Elijah Taft passed away in 1849 in MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Elijah Taft was born in 1762 in MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Seth Taft And Anna Read.
  • Elijah Taft married Phila Chapin, Sally Sarah Rawson, and had children including Alonzo Taft, Millins Taft, Ruth Taft, Sylvia Taft, Zoe Taft.
  • Elijah Taft passed away in 1849 in MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Taft
1729–1794
Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Anna Read
1718–1797
Birth Location: Slatersville, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Phila Chapin
1765–1809
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Children(s)

Zoe Taft
1795–1823
Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sylvia Taft
1801–1832
Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Millins Taft
1790–1819
Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Ruth Taft
1793–
Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Alonzo Taft
1798–
Birth Location: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Elijah Taft's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Taft
1762–1849
Birth Place: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Seth Taft
1729–1794
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Anna Read
1718–1797
Slatersville, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Robert Taft
1697–1777
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Mary Chapin
1700–1768
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Jonathan Read
1691–
Mary Taft
1701–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Taft
1674–1748
Elizabeth Woodward
1670–1748
Seth Chapin
1668–1746
Bethia Thurston
1672–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*robert Taft
1639–1725
Unknown *sarah
1640–1725
Israel Woodward
1648–1674
Jane Godfrey
1657–1736
*josiah Chapin
1634–1726
*mary King
1639–1676
John Thurston
1635–1712
Mary Wood
1642–1726

Elijah Taft's Descendants

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Elijah Taft (01 Sep 1762–29 Sep 1849) m. Phila Chapin (05 Jun 1765–03 Jan 1809)
  1. 1. Zoe Taft 1795–1823
  2. 2. Sylvia Taft 1801–1832
  3. 3. Millins Taft 1790–1819
  4. 4. Ruth Taft 1793–
  5. 5. Alonzo Taft 1798– m. Harriet (D.) Lovett 1798–
    1. 1. Phila (Chapin) Taft 1826–
    2. 2. Alonzo Taft 1836– m. Edwina (C.) Holden 1847–
    3. 3. Alonzo Taft 1836– m. Edwina (C.) Holden 1847–
    4. 4. John (Hubbard) Taft 1838– m. Helen Walden 1843–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Wheelock) Taft 1828– m. Alanson Taft 1826–

Elijah Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1762
01 Sep 1762
Birth of Elijah Taft in MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1849
29 Sep 1849
Age 87
Death of Elijah Taft in MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1762
    Event Place: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1849
    Event Place: MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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