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Joseph Taft 1680–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 18 Jul 1747

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Robert Taft

Mother: Sarah Simpson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Emerson

Children(s): Aaron Taft

In 1680, Joseph Taft entered the world in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, born to Robert Taft And Sarah Simpson. Joseph Taft married Elizabeth Emerson, and had children including Aaron Taft. Joseph Taft passed away in 1747 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Joseph Taft entered the world in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, born to Robert Taft And Sarah Simpson.
  • Joseph Taft married Elizabeth Emerson, and had children including Aaron Taft.
  • Joseph Taft passed away in 1747 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Taft
1640–1725
Birth Location: County Louth, Ireland
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Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
SS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Emerson
1687–1760
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
EE

Children(s)

Aaron Taft
1727–1805
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Massachusetts
AT

Joseph Taft's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Birth Place: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Robert Taft
1640–1725
County Louth, Ireland
Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard (Robert) Taft
1614–1700
London, England
Margaret Faun
1620–1685
England
William Simpson
1592–1658
St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Gertrude Alders
1609–1652
St Dunstan and All Saints, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1584–1629
Richard Faun
1579–1671
Margaret Holme
1583–1620
William Alders
1590–1671
Marion Bruce
1579–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Taffe)
1534–1590
Mother Tafft
1538–1584
John Fauns
1530–1600
Filys Bennet
1539–1610
Isabella 1555
1555–1611

Joseph Taft's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Taft (1680–18 Jul 1747) m. Elizabeth Emerson (6 Mar 1687–10 Mar 1760)
  1. 1. Aaron Taft 1727–1805 m. Marcy Arnold 1734–1806
    1. 1. Willis Taft 1765–1841 m. Margaret (Margery) Craggin 1765–1829
      1. 1. Amos (Craggin) Taft 1787–1826 m. Chloe Bates 1791–1839
        1. 1. Willis (Bates) Taft 1814–1895 m. Emily (Ann) Rose 1819–1870

Joseph Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Joseph Taft in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1747
18 Jul 1747
Age 67
Death of Joseph Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1747
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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