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Horace Wood Taft 1787–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1787

Birth Location: Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 Mar 1868

Death Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lyman Taft

Mother: Deborah Wood

Spouse(s): Mary Montague

Children(s): Francis Taft, Horace Taft, Julia Taft, Henry Taft, John Taft

In 1787, Horace Wood Taft entered the world in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, born to Lyman Taft And Deborah Wood. Horace Wood Taft married Mary Montague, and had children including Francis Lyman Taft, Henry Walbridge Taft, Horace Dexter Taft, John Jay Taft, Julia A Taft. Horace Wood Taft passed away in 1868 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Horace Wood Taft entered the world in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, born to Lyman Taft And Deborah Wood.
  • Horace Wood Taft married Mary Montague, and had children including Francis Lyman Taft, Henry Walbridge Taft, Horace Dexter Taft, John Jay Taft, Julia A Taft.
  • Horace Wood Taft passed away in 1868 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lyman Taft
1762–1833
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Wood
1767–1832
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Montague
1791–1880
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, MA
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Children(s)

Francis Taft
1826–1856
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, MA
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Horace Taft
1824–1852
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, MA
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Julia Taft
1821–1847
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, MA
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Henry Taft
1818–1904
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, MA
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John Taft
1829–1856
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, MA
JT

Horace Taft's Ancestors

Self
Horace Taft
1787–1868
Birth Place: Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Lyman Taft
1762–1833
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Wood
1767–1832
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Taft
1735–1816
Upton, Ma
Mary (Hyde) Murdock
1742–1785
Uxbridge, Ma
Great-Grandparents
Israel Taft
1698–1753
Mercy Aldrich
1700–1752
Benjamin Murdock
1700–1749
Mary Hyde
1705–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Taft
1674–1748
Elizabeth Woodward
1670–1753

Horace Taft's Descendants

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Horace (Wood) Taft (1 Jul 1787–7 Mar 1868) m. Mary Montague (31 Jul 1791–27 Sep 1880)
  1. 1. Francis (Lyman) Taft 1826–1856
  2. 2. Horace (Dexter) Taft 1824–1852
  3. 3. Julia (A) Taft 1821–1847
  4. 4. Henry (Walbridge) Taft 1818–1904
  5. 5. John (Jay) Taft 1829–1856

Horace Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1 Jul 1787
Birth of Horace Wood Taft in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
1868
7 Mar 1868
Age 81
Death of Horace Wood Taft in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1787
    Event Place: Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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