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Lieutenant Moses Taft 1712–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1712

Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 13 Jul 1788

Death Location: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Captain Taft

Mother: Elizabeth Emerson

Spouse(s): Priscilla (Taft)

Children(s): Lieut Taft

In 1712, Lieutenant Moses Taft entered the world in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, born to Captain Joseph Taft And Elizabeth Emerson. Lieutenant Moses Taft married Priscilla Thayer Taft, and had children including Lieut Abner Taft. Lieutenant Moses Taft passed away in 1788 in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1712, Lieutenant Moses Taft entered the world in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, born to Captain Joseph Taft And Elizabeth Emerson.
  • Lieutenant Moses Taft married Priscilla Thayer Taft, and had children including Lieut Abner Taft.
  • Lieutenant Moses Taft passed away in 1788 in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth Emerson
1686–1760
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla (Taft)
1717–1761
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Lieut Taft
1736–1809
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Lieutenant Taft's Ancestors

Self
Lieutenant Taft
1712–1788
Birth Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Captain Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Emerson
1686–1760
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
James Emerson
1649–1756
Wells, York County, Maine, United States of America
Sarah Ingersoll
1663–1732
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Emerson
1620–1680
Elizabeth Woodmansey
1624–1654
Nathaniel Ingersoll
1632–1719
Hannah Collins
1632–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ingersoll
1587–1644

Lieutenant Taft's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Moses) Taft (30 Jan 1712–13 Jul 1788) m. Priscilla (Thayer) (Taft) (6 Jun 1717–1761)
  1. 1. Lieut (Abner) Taft 1736–1809 m. Tryal White 1737–1814
    1. 1. Moses TAFT 1760–1848 m. Judith CUMMINGS 1766–1816
      1. 1. Nancy (Taft (mSouthworth)) * 1787–1816 m. Josiah (Reed Southworth War of 1812) Vet 1785–1875
        1. 1. Ottis (C) Southworth 1805–1880 m. Margaret (Jane) Jackson 1804–1880

Lieutenant Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1712
30 Jan 1712
Birth of Lieutenant Moses Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
1788
13 Jul 1788
Age 76
Death of Lieutenant Moses Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1712
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1788
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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