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Mary Caroline Taft 1835–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 05 Oct 1906

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Caleb Taft

Mother: Amy Taft

Spouse(s): George Thompson, James Claflin

Children(s): Walter Thompson, Wilfred Claflin

Mary Caroline Taft was born in 1835 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Strong Taft And Amy Southwick Taft. In 1850, Mary Caroline Taft resided in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1880, Mary Caroline Taft resided in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United State. Mary Caroline Taft married George H Thompson, James Russell Claflin, and had children including Walter Nelson Thompson, Wilfred Taft Claflin. Mary Caroline Taft passed away in 1906 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Caroline Taft was born in 1835 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Strong Taft And Amy Southwick Taft.
  • In 1850, Mary Caroline Taft resided in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • In 1880, Mary Caroline Taft resided in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United State.
  • Mary Caroline Taft married George H Thompson, James Russell Claflin, and had children including Walter Nelson Thompson, Wilfred Taft Claflin.
  • Mary Caroline Taft passed away in 1906 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Taft
1807–1876
Birth Location: Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Amy Taft
1803–1886
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
AT

Spouses(s)

George Thompson
1832–1862
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
GT
James Claflin
1813–1900
Birth Location: Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JC

Children(s)

Walter Thompson
1859–1933
Birth Location: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Wilfred Claflin
1870–1949
Birth Location: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
WC

Mary Taft's Ancestors

Self
Mary Taft
1835–1906
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Caleb Strong Taft
1807–1876
Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Amy (Southwick) Taft
1803–1886
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Japhet Taft
1768–1836
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Polly Byrn
1764–1806
Seth Southwick
1768–1835
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Alpha (Aldrich Walden) Southwick
1778–1854
Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Japhet Taft
1721–1770
Sarah Alexander
1733–1770
Joseph Southwick
1738–1813
Hannah Hunt
1742–1780
Laban Aldrich
1754–1816
Amey dau
1756–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Taft
1677–1761
Thomas Alexander
1700–1767
Mary UNKNOWN
1716–
Benjamin Southwick
1722–
Miriam Benson
1642–1678
John Hunt
1708–1793
Keziah Darling
1719–1790
Robert Aldrich
1719–1794
Patience Mann
1726–1796

Mary Taft's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Caroline) Taft (20 Apr 1835–05 Oct 1906) m. George (H) Thompson (1832–17 Sep 1862) m. James (Russell) Claflin (30 Jan 1813–09 Nov 1900)
  1. 1. Walter (Nelson) Thompson 1859–1933
  2. 2. Wilfred (Taft) Claflin 1870–1949 m. Agnes Hoggarth 1887–1958
    1. 1. Isabelle (May) Claflin 1909–2002
      1. 1. Walter (Butler) Jr 1928–1989
      2. 2. Gordon Butler 1933–1971
    2. 2. Emily (I. (Claflin)) Goodnow 1912–2006 m. Everett Goodnow 1911–
    3. 3. Russell Claflin 1906–1971 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Woolacott 1909–1933
      1. 1. Charles (Russell) Claflin 1928–2007
      2. 2. Phyllis (Mary) Claflin 1929–2023 m. Francis (LeRoy) Aldrich 1926–1996

Mary Taft's Timeline

5 Records

1835
20 Apr 1835
Birth of Mary Caroline Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
Mary Caroline Taft resided here in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts
Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts
1880
1880
Age 45
Mary Caroline Taft resided here in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1900
1900
Age 65
Mary Caroline Taft resided here in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1906
05 Oct 1906
Age 71
Death of Mary Caroline Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 564; Family History Film: 1254564; Page: 288A; Enumeration District: 841; Image: 0577
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 693; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1649; FHL microfilm: 1240693
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 348A; Image: 456
    [5] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 348A; Image: 456

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 564; Family History Film: 1254564; Page: 288A; Enumeration District: 841; Image: 0577

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 693; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1649; FHL microfilm: 1240693

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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