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Joseph Taft 1680–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 18 Jun 1747

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Father: Robert (Taffe)

Mother: Sarah Simpson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Emerson

Children(s): Peter Capt., Aaron Taft, Elisabeth Taft, Ebenezer Taft, Margaret Taft, Sarah Taft, Lucy Taft, Joseph II, Moses Taft

In 1680, Joseph Taft entered the world in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to Robert Taft Taffe And Sarah Simpson. Joseph Taft married Elizabeth Emerson, and had children including Aaron Taft, Ebenezer Taft, Elisabeth Taft, Joseph Taft Ii, Lucy Taft, Margaret Taft, Moses Taft, Peter Rawson Taft Capt, Sarah Taft. Joseph Taft passed away in 1747 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Joseph Taft entered the world in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to Robert Taft Taffe And Sarah Simpson.
  • Joseph Taft married Elizabeth Emerson, and had children including Aaron Taft, Ebenezer Taft, Elisabeth Taft, Joseph Taft Ii, Lucy Taft, Margaret Taft, Moses Taft, Peter Rawson Taft Capt, Sarah Taft.
  • Joseph Taft passed away in 1747 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert (Taffe)
1640–1724
Birth Location: Leinster, Louth, Ireland
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Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Birth Location: Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Emerson
1687–1760
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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Children(s)

Peter Capt.
1715–1783
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
PC
Aaron Taft
1727–1805
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
AT
Elisabeth Taft
1724–1818
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
ET
Ebenezer Taft
1732–1732
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
ET
Margaret Taft
1729–1747
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MT
Sarah Taft
1719–1787
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
ST
Lucy Taft
1709–1786
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
LT
Joseph II
1722–1787
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
JI
Moses Taft
1712–1788
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MT

Joseph Taft's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Birth Place: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
Robert Taft (Taffe)
1640–1724
Leinster, Louth, Ireland
Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Taft's Descendants

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Joseph Taft (1680–18 Jun 1747) m. Elizabeth Emerson (6 Mar 1687–10 Mar 1760)
  1. 1. Peter (Rawson Taft) Capt. 1715–1783
  2. 2. Aaron Taft 1727–1805
  3. 3. Elisabeth Taft 1724–1818
  4. 4. Ebenezer Taft 1732–1732
  5. 5. Margaret Taft 1729–1747
  6. 6. Sarah Taft 1719–1787
  7. 7. Lucy Taft 1709–1786
  8. 8. Joseph (Taft) II 1722–1787 m. Elisabeth Thayer 1724–1771
    1. 1. Peggy Taft 1766–
    2. 2. Thomas Taft 1751–1751
    3. 3. Reuben Taft 1742–1831
    4. 4. Asahel Taft 1752–1826
    5. 5. Sarah Taft 1749–1811 m. Benjamin Albee 1746–1818
      1. 1. Elisabeth ("Betsey") Albee 1776–1848
      2. 2. Reuben Albee 1784–1844
      3. 3. Rhoda Albee 1769–1844
      4. 4. Ruth Albee 1780–1848
      5. 5. Asahel Albee 1779–1853
      6. 6. Silas Albee 1771–
      7. 7. Joseph Albee 1787–1858
      8. 8. Benjamin Albee 1775–1838 m. Abigail Gore 1776–1806 m. Lydia Otis 1789–1826
        1. 1. Julia (Ann) Albee 1805–1882
        2. 2. Sally Albee 1803–1882
        3. 3. Sophia Albee 1799–1875
        4. 4. Clarissa Albee 1798–1875 m. Moses (Brown Salisbury) Gen. 1797–1884
        5. 5. Hannah Taft 1801–1867
        6. 6. Calvin (Goddard) Albee 1815–1865
        7. 7. Benjamin (Albee) 3 1810–1832
        8. 8. John (Danford) Albee 1818–1843
        9. 9. William (Hall) Albee 1812–1844
        10. 10. Mary (Augusta) Albee 1824–1900
      9. 9. Lucy Albee 1785–1848
      10. 10. Phebe Albee 1782–1865
      11. 11. Sarah Albee 1798–1799
      12. 12. Willard Albee 1773–1842
      13. 13. William Albee 1789–1789
    6. 6. Lucy Taft 1745–1796
    7. 7. Eunice Taft 1761–
    8. 8. Ruth Taft 1763–
    9. 9. Nathan Taft 1758–1809
    10. 10. Silas Taft 1747–
    11. 11. Thomas Taft 1754–1831
  9. 9. Moses Taft 1712–1788

Joseph Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Joseph Taft in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1747
18 Jun 1747
Age 67
Death of Joseph Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1747
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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