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Mercy Taft 1763–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1763

Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 10 Jul 1827

Death Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Paul Taft

Mother: Mehitable Cooke

Spouse(s): Sweeting Taft

Children(s): Eben Taft, Mary Taft, Sylvanus Taft, Mehitable Taft, Delamount Taft, Charlotte Taft, Sarah Taft, Squire Taft

Mercy Taft was born in 1763 in UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Paul Taft And Mehitable Cooke. Mercy Taft married Sweeting Taft, and had children including Charlotte Taft, Delamount Taft, Eben Taft, Mary Taft, Mehitable Taft, Sarah Taft, Squire Taft, Sylvanus Taft. Mercy Taft passed away in 1827 in UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Mercy Taft was born in 1763 in UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Paul Taft And Mehitable Cooke.
  • Mercy Taft married Sweeting Taft, and had children including Charlotte Taft, Delamount Taft, Eben Taft, Mary Taft, Mehitable Taft, Sarah Taft, Squire Taft, Sylvanus Taft.
  • Mercy Taft passed away in 1827 in UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul Taft
1729–1804
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Mehitable Cooke
1723–1800
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sweeting Taft
1753–1833
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Children(s)

Eben Taft
1787–
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Mary Taft
1799–
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sylvanus Taft
1792–1844
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Mehitable Taft
1790–
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Delamount Taft
1785–
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Charlotte Taft
1794–
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sarah Taft
1802–
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Squire Taft
1797–1841
Birth Location: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Mercy Taft's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Taft
1763–1827
Birth Place: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Paul Taft
1729–1804
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Mehitable Cooke
1723–1800
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonathan Cooke
1685–
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Mehitable Staples
1692–1753
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Great-Grandparents
John Cooke
1654–1718
Naomi Thayer
1663–1718
Abraham Staples
1663–1707
Mehitable Hayward
1668–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Cooke
1618–1696
Catherine Brenton
1628–1696
Ferdinando Thayer
1618–1712
Huldah Hayward
1636–1690
Abraham Staples
1638–1703
Mary Randall
1642–1712
Samuel Hayward
1642–1713
Mehitable Thompson
1644–1700

Mercy Taft's Descendants

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Mercy Taft (26 Jun 1763–10 Jul 1827) m. Sweeting Taft (26 Nov 1753–26 Sep 1833)
  1. 1. Eben Taft 1787–
  2. 2. Mary Taft 1799–
  3. 3. Sylvanus Taft 1792–1844
  4. 4. Mehitable Taft 1790–
  5. 5. Delamount Taft 1785–
  6. 6. Charlotte Taft 1794–
  7. 7. Sarah Taft 1802–
  8. 8. Squire Taft 1797–1841 m. Mary Pickering 1807–
    1. 1. Alonzo (Merrick) Taft 1836–
    2. 2. William (Nelson) Taft 1834–
    3. 3. Alonzo (Merrick) Taft 1836–
    4. 4. Daniel (Farnum) Taft 1828–
    5. 5. Serepta (Martin) Taft 1831–
    6. 6. Catherine Taft 1829– m. Ellery (S.) Wood 1826–

Mercy Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1763
26 Jun 1763
Birth of Mercy Taft in UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1827
10 Jul 1827
Age 64
Death of Mercy Taft in UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1763
    Event Place: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1827
    Event Place: UXBRIDGE, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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