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Joseph Taft 1786–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Uttoxeter Staffordshire England

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Ashton under Lyne Cheshire England

Father: Joseph Taft

Mother: Ann Wood

Spouse(s): Harriet Ratnett

Children(s): Henry Taft, Ellen Taft, Sarah Taft, Ann Taft, Samuel Taft, Edward Taft

Joseph Taft was born in 1786 in Uttoxeter Staffordshire England, the child of Joseph Taft And Ann Wood. Joseph Taft married Harriet Ratnett, and had children including Ann Taft, Edward Taylor Taft, Ellen Taft, Henry Taft, Samuel Taft, Sarah Taft. Joseph Taft passed away in 1859 in Ashton under Lyne Cheshire England.

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Biography

  • Joseph Taft was born in 1786 in Uttoxeter Staffordshire England, the child of Joseph Taft And Ann Wood.
  • Joseph Taft married Harriet Ratnett, and had children including Ann Taft, Edward Taylor Taft, Ellen Taft, Henry Taft, Samuel Taft, Sarah Taft.
  • Joseph Taft passed away in 1859 in Ashton under Lyne Cheshire England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Taft
1758–
Birth Location: Uttoxeter,Stafford,England
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Ann Wood
1761–1805
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Ratnett
1795–1870
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Henry Taft
1832–1903
Birth Location: Hooley Hill Ashton Under Lyne Cheshire England
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Ellen Taft
1830–1901
Birth Location: Hooley Hill Chesher England
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Sarah Taft
1831–
Birth Location: Stockport Cheshire England
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Ann Taft
1835–1854
Birth Location: Hooley Hill Chesher England
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Samuel Taft
1839–
Birth Location: Hooley Hill Chesher England
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Edward Taft
1840–1890
Birth Location: Hooley Hill Chesher England
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Joseph Taft's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Taft
1786–1859
Birth Place: Uttoxeter Staffordshire England
Parents
Joseph Taft
1758–
Uttoxeter,Stafford,England
Ann Wood
1761–1805
Grandparents
John Taft
1724–1799
Uttoxeter Staffordshire England
Great-Grandparents
John Taft(Toft)
1702–
Susannah Orrell
1702–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Taft(Toft)
1667–
Anna Sponer
1669–1725

Joseph Taft's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Taft (1786–1859) m. Harriet Ratnett (1795–1870)
  1. 1. Henry Taft 1832–1903 m. Mary (Ann) Standring 1832–
    1. 1. Harriet (Ann) Taft 1865–1938 m. James (Robert) Greenwood 1868–1932
      1. 1. Amelia (J Curtis) Greenwood 1893–1976 m. Henry (Walter) Hills 1898–1942
        1. 1. Betty Hills 1917–
        2. 2. Mable Hills 1919–1998
        3. 3. Frank (raymond) Hills 1932–2008
    2. 2. Mary (Hannah) Taft 1861–1897 m. Travis Wrigley 1859–1949
      1. 1. Charles Wrigley 1885–
  2. 2. Ellen Taft 1830–1901 m. William Simister 1818–1868 m. Samuel Bamford 1818–
    1. 1. Harriet (Ann) Simister 1853–
    2. 2. Caroline Simister 1855–
    3. 3. John Simister 1857–
    4. 4. William Simister 1858–
    5. 5. Mary (E) Simister 1862–
    6. 6. Margaret Simister 1864–
    7. 7. Betty Simister 1868–
  3. 3. Sarah Taft 1831–
  4. 4. Ann Taft 1835–1854
  5. 5. Samuel Taft 1839–
  6. 6. Edward (Taylor) Taft 1840–1890 m. Frances Hulme 1842–1898
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Taft 1864–
    2. 2. William Taft 1865–
    3. 3. Joseph Taft 1867–
    4. 4. Edward Taft 1876–
    5. 5. Ester Taft 1879–

Joseph Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Joseph Taft in Uttoxeter Staffordshire England
Uttoxeter Staffordshire England
1859
1859
Age 73
Death of Joseph Taft in Ashton under Lyne Cheshire England
Ashton under Lyne Cheshire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Uttoxeter Staffordshire England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Ashton under Lyne Cheshire England
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