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Josiah Taft 1709–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1709

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 September 1756

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Daniel Soldier

Mother: Lydia Chapin

Spouse(s): Lydia Taft

Children(s): Chloe Taft, Bezaleel Taft, Caleb Taft, Joel Taft, Asahel Taft, Ebenezer Taft, Joel Taft, Josiah Taft

The story of Josiah Taft began in 1709 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah Taft married Lydia Chapin 1St Female Voter Grant Permission By The Town Of Uxbridge Ma Bay British Colony Ancestor To 20Th U S President Howard Taft, and had children including Asahel Taft, Bezaleel Taft, Caleb Taft, Chloe Taft, Ebenezer Taft, Joel Taft, Josiah Taft. Josiah Taft passed away in 1756 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Taft began in 1709 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Josiah Taft married Lydia Chapin 1St Female Voter Grant Permission By The Town Of Uxbridge Ma Bay British Colony Ancestor To 20Th U S President Howard Taft, and had children including Asahel Taft, Bezaleel Taft, Caleb Taft, Chloe Taft, Ebenezer Taft, Joel Taft, Josiah Taft.
  • Josiah Taft passed away in 1756 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Josiah Taft's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Taft
1709–1756
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Daniel Taft Son of American Revolution War Soldier
1677–1761
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Lydia ((Brown)) Chapin
1677–1758
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Richard Taft) I
1640–1724
Leinster, Louth, Ireland
Sarah (Simpson) Newcomb
1640–1725
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom
Josiah ("Penny" Chapin Sr.,) Capt.
1634–1726
Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England
Lydia (Pratt) Brown
1658–1711
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
Richard Taft
1614–1700
Margaret Faun
1620–1685
Cicely Penny
1601–1683
Faith Lord
1628–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
NIcholas (Taffe)
1584–1628
Margaret Goodman
1587–1617
Margaret Holme
1583–1620
Sir Penny
1571–1630

Josiah Taft's Descendants

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Josiah Taft (27 April 1709–29 September 1756) m. Lydia (Chapin 1st Female Voter Grant Permission by the Town of Uxbridge, MA Bay British Colony \ Ancestor to 20th U.S. President Howard) Taft (02 Feb 1712–09 Nov 1778)
  1. 1. Chloe Taft 1753–1843
  2. 2. Bezaleel Taft 1750–1839
  3. 3. Caleb Taft 1739–1756
  4. 4. Joel Taft 1742–1745
  5. 5. Asahel Taft 1740–
  6. 6. Ebenezer Taft 1735–1735
  7. 7. Joel Taft 1748–1749
  8. 8. Josiah Taft 1733–1761

Josiah Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1709
27 April 1709
Birth of Josiah Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1756
29 September 1756
Age 47
Death of Josiah Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1709
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1756
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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