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Mary Thayer Taft 1820–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1820

Birth Location: East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts

Death Date: 10 OCT 1888

Death Location: Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island

Father: Arnold Taft

Mother: Nancy Thayer

Spouse(s): Nehemiah Lee

Children(s): Mary Lee, Joseph Lee, Harriet Lee, Charles Lee, Walter Lee

In 1820, Mary Thayer Taft entered the world in East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts, born to Arnold Taft And Nancy Thayer. In 1830, Mary Thayer Taft was recorded in the census in Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts. In 1840, Mary Thayer Taft was recorded in the census in Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island. Mary Thayer Taft married Nehemiah White Lee, and had children including Charles Arnold Taft Lee, Harriet Taft Lee, Joseph Newton Lee, Mary Ann Elizabeth Lee, Walter Ormond Lee. Mary Thayer Taft passed away in 1888 in Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Mary Thayer Taft entered the world in East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts, born to Arnold Taft And Nancy Thayer.
  • In 1830, Mary Thayer Taft was recorded in the census in Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts.
  • In 1840, Mary Thayer Taft was recorded in the census in Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island.
  • Mary Thayer Taft married Nehemiah White Lee, and had children including Charles Arnold Taft Lee, Harriet Taft Lee, Joseph Newton Lee, Mary Ann Elizabeth Lee, Walter Ormond Lee.
  • Mary Thayer Taft passed away in 1888 in Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arnold Taft
1793–1865
Birth Location: East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
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Nancy Thayer
1786–1850
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Nehemiah Lee
1819–1890
Birth Location: Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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Children(s)

Mary Lee
1859–1945
Birth Location: Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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Joseph Lee
1864–1943
Birth Location: North Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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Harriet Lee
1852–1888
Birth Location: Pawtucket, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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Charles Lee
1845–1900
Birth Location: Pawtucket, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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Walter Lee
1848–1881
Birth Location: Pawtucket, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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Mary Taft's Ancestors

Self
Mary Taft
1820–1888
Birth Place: East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
Parents
Arnold Taft
1793–1865
East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
Nancy Thayer
1786–1850
Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Noah Taft
1758–1828
Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Charlotte Arnold
1771–1848
Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Asa Thayer
1761–1828
Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mary Murdock
1764–1844
Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Great-Grandparents
Noah Taft
1728–1814
Margaret Keith
1733–1803
Aaron Arnold
1744–1826
Rhoda Hunt
1748–1816
Samuel Thayer
1721–1789
Sarah Farnum
1736–1778
John Murdock
1727–1806
Bethiah Fuller
1734–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Taft
1693–1761
Hannah Cook
1695–1771
Gershom Keith
1701–1770
Mary Thayer
1704–
Noah Arnold
1716–
John Hunt
–1793
Keziah Darling
1719–1801
Samuel Thayer
1696–1764
Mary Samson
–1764
John Farnum
1697–
Mary Wood
1700–
Benjamin Murdock
1700–1747
Caleb Fuller
1702–1770
Temperance Hyde
–1749

Mary Taft's Descendants

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Mary (Thayer) Taft (20 SEP 1820–10 OCT 1888) m. Nehemiah (White) Lee (16 MAR 1819–1890)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Lee 1859–1945 m. Edwin (Francis) Carpenter 1854–1919
    1. 1. Bertha (Lee) Carpenter 1883–1960 m. George (C.) Carpenter 1875–1930
    2. 2. Lewis (Ormond) Carpenter 1886–1965 m. Bessie Newell 1898–1982
    3. 3. Edith (Malora) Carpenter 1899–1986
  2. 2. Joseph (Newton) Lee 1864–1943
  3. 3. Harriet (Taft) Lee 1852–1888
  4. 4. Charles (Arnold Taft) Lee 1845–1900 m. Phebe (S.) Wright 1844–1916
    1. 1. Charles (Wright) Lee 1876–
    2. 2. Lee 1879–
    3. 3. Mabel (Currier) Lee 1876–
  5. 5. Walter (Ormond) Lee 1848–1881 m. Elizabeth (Hodgson) Monkhouse 1846–1895
    1. 1. Nehemiah (Walter) Lee 1873–1960 m. Ann (Ellen) Jackson 1878–1954
      1. 1. Robert (Alexander) Lee 1906–1981 m. Pauline Jaworski 1914–1958 m. Dorothy (Ellen) Oldham 1910–1991
      2. 2. Ralph (Levi) Lee 1911–1979 m. Grace (Gilberta) Walker 1912–2000
      3. 3. Alma (Stanley) Lee 1915–1980 m. Harry Garabedian 1913–1969
      4. 4. Walter (Ormond) Lee 1900–1985 m. Emma (Mathilda) Hulse 1912–1985
        1. 1. Walter (Allan) Lee 1932–2015
        2. 2. Ralph (Richard) Lee 1930–1991
      5. 5. Albert (Hillman) Lee 1909–1998 m. Elsa (W.) Olsson 1914–2000
      6. 6. Edith (Elizabeth) Lee 1898–1961 m. Herbert (Edward) Harrison 1893–1972
        1. 1. Herbert (Edward Harrison) Jr 1929–1966

Mary Taft's Timeline

7 Records

1820
20 SEP 1820
Birth of Mary Thayer Taft in East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
1830
1830
Age 10
Mary Thayer Taft appeared in census in Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
1840
1840
Age 20
Mary Thayer Taft appeared in census in Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island
Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island
1850
11 SEP 1850
Age 30
Mary Thayer Taft appeared in census in North Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island
North Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island
1860
24 JUL 1860
Age 40
Mary Thayer Taft appeared in census in Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island -- post office: Woonsocket
Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island -- post office: Woonsocket
1880
18 JUN 1880
Age 60
Mary Thayer Taft appeared in census in Cumberland Farming District, Providence CO, Rhode Island
Cumberland Farming District, Providence CO, Rhode Island
1888
10 OCT 1888
Age 68
Death of Mary Thayer Taft
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1820
    Event Place: East Douglas, Worcester CO, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1214; Family History Film: 1255214; Page: 172C; Enumeration District: 105; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: ; Page: 142; Image: 289.
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_843; Page: 340A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester CO, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1850
    Event Place: North Providence, Providence CO, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1860
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island -- post office: Woonsocket

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Cumberland Farming District, Providence CO, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1888

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence CO, Rhode Island
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