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Peter Rawson Taft 1715–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1715

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1783

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Captain Taft

Mother: Elizabeth Taft

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taft

Children(s): Aaron Taft

The story of Peter Rawson Taft / began in 1715 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Peter Rawson Taft married Elizabeth Cheney Taft, and had children including Aaron Taft. Peter Rawson Taft / passed away in 1783 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Rawson Taft // began in 1715 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Peter Rawson Taft // married Elizabeth Cheney Taft, and had children including Aaron Taft.
  • Peter Rawson Taft // passed away in 1783 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
CT
Elizabeth Taft
1686–1760
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Taft
1707–1783
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
ET

Children(s)

Aaron Taft
1743–1808
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
AT

Peter Taft's Ancestors

Self
Peter Taft
1715–1783
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Captain Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Emerson) Taft
1686–1760
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
James (Emerson) Jr
1649–1756
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Ingersoll Lock) Emerson
1663–1732
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ingersoll
1632–1719
Hannah Ingersoll
1632–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ingersoll
1587–1644
Ann Ingersoll
1576–1677

Peter Taft's Descendants

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Peter (Rawson) Taft (5 Nov 1715–12 Dec 1783) m. Elizabeth (Cheney) Taft (21 Sep 1707–21 Sep 1783)
  1. 1. Aaron Taft 1743–1808 m. Rhoda (Rawson) Taft 1749–1827
    1. 1. Judge (Peter Rawson) Taft 1785–1867 m. Sylvia (Howard) Taft 1793–1866
      1. 1. Alphonso Taft 1810–1891 m. Louisa (Maria Torrey) Taft 1827–1907
        1. 1. Pres. (William Howard) Taft 1857–1930 m. Helen (Herron) Taft 1861–1943

Peter Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1715
5 Nov 1715
Birth of Peter Rawson Taft // in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1783
12 Dec 1783
Age 68
Death of Peter Rawson Taft // in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1715
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1783
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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