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Jacob Taft 1725–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1725

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 15 March 1802

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Israel Taft

Mother: Mercy (Aldridge)

Spouse(s): Esther Marsh

Children(s): Lois Farnum

The story of Jacob Taft began in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Jacob Taft married Esther Marsh, and had children including Lois Taft Farnum. Jacob Taft passed away in 1802 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Taft began in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Jacob Taft married Esther Marsh, and had children including Lois Taft Farnum.
  • Jacob Taft passed away in 1802 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Israel Taft
1699–1753
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Mercy (Aldridge)
1700–1752
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Esther Marsh
1726–1802
Birth Location: Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lois Farnum
1757–1792
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
LF

Jacob Taft's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Taft
1725–1802
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Israel Taft
1699–1753
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mercy ((Mary) Aldrich) (Aldridge)
1700–1752
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob (Aldridge) Jr
1676–1753
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Margery (Hayward) Aldrich
1682–1759
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Huldah Thayer
1657–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferdinando Thayer
1625–1713

Jacob Taft's Descendants

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Jacob Taft (22 April 1725–15 March 1802) m. Esther Marsh (28 June 1726–14 March 1802)
  1. 1. Lois (Taft) Farnum 1757–1792 m. Caleb Farnum 1753–1829
    1. 1. Clarissa Farnum 1784–1830 m. Elihu (D) Morgan 1781–1852 m. Elihu (D) Morgan 1781–1852
      1. 1. Almira (T Morgan) Fanning 1810–1899 m. Charles Fanning 1802–1877
        1. 1. Ezra (Charles) Fanning 1840–1904 m. Almeda (Burns Fanning) Harper 1853–1945

Jacob Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1725
22 April 1725
Birth of Jacob Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1802
15 March 1802
Age 77
Death of Jacob Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1802
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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