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Peter Taft 1715–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1715

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 December 1783

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph Taft

Mother: Elizabeth Emerson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cheney

Children(s): Garshom Taft, Aaron Taft, Thankful Sidley, Henry Taft,, Joel Taft, Peter Taft

Peter Taft was born in 1715 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Taft And Elizabeth Emerson. Peter Taft married Elizabeth Cheney, and had children including Aaron Taft, Garshom Taft, Henry Taft, Joel Taft, Peter Taft, Thankful Taft Sidley. Peter Taft passed away in 1783 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Taft was born in 1715 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Taft And Elizabeth Emerson.
  • Peter Taft married Elizabeth Cheney, and had children including Aaron Taft, Garshom Taft, Henry Taft, Joel Taft, Peter Taft, Thankful Taft Sidley.
  • Peter Taft passed away in 1783 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Peter Taft's Ancestors

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Peter Taft
1715–1783
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Emerson
1687–1760
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Taft (Taaffe) Alt)
1640–1725
Leinster, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Sarah Simpson
1639–1726
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Taft's Descendants

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Peter Taft (5 November 1715–12 December 1783) m. Elizabeth Cheney (21 Sep 1707–21 September 1783)
  1. 1. Garshom Taft 1739–1813
  2. 2. Aaron Taft 1743–1808 m. Rhoda Rawson 1749–1827
    1. 1. Milley Taft 1769–
    2. 2. Selina Taft 1771–1838
    3. 3. Cynthia Taft 1773–
    4. 4. Rawson Taft 1775–1776
    5. 5. Nancy Taft 1777–1811
    6. 6. Zeruiah Taft 1779–1852
    7. 7. Mary Taft 1783–1860
    8. 8. Peter (Rawson) Taft 1785–1867 m. Sylvia Howard 1792–1866
      1. 1. Alphonso Taft 1810–1891 m. Louisa (Maria) Torrey 1827–1907 m. Louise (Maria) Taft 1827–1907 m. Fanny Taft 1823–1852
        1. 1. William (Howard) Taft 1857–1930
        2. 2. Charles (Phelps) Taft 1843–1929
        3. 3. Alphonso Taft 1850–1851
        4. 4. Alphonso Taft 1851–1852
        5. 5. Mary Taft 1848–1848
        6. 6. Henry (Waters) Taft 1859–1945
        7. 7. Peter (Rawson Taft) II 1846–1888
        8. 8. Samuel (Davenport) Taft 1855–1856
        9. 9. Horace (Dutton) Taft 1861–1943
        10. 10. Frances (Louise) Taft 1865–1950
    9. 9. Sophia Taft 1787–1843
    10. 10. Judson Taft 1791–1794
    11. 11. Samuel (Judson) Taft 1794–1867
  3. 3. Thankful (Taft) Sidley 1745–1837
  4. 4. Henry Taft, 1737–1812
  5. 5. Joel Taft 1747–1758
  6. 6. Peter Taft 1741–1802

Peter Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1715
5 November 1715
Birth of Peter Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1783
12 December 1783
Age 68
Death of Peter Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1715
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1783
    Event Place: Uxbridge, 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: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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