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Peter Rawson Taft 1785–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1785

Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 January 1867

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Father: Aaron Taft

Mother: Rhoda Rawson

Spouse(s): Sylvia Unknown, Sylvia Unknown

Children(s): Alphonso Sr

The story of Peter Rawson Taft began in 1785 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Peter Rawson Taft married Sylvia Unknown, and had children including Alphonso Taft Sr. Peter Rawson Taft passed away in 1867 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Rawson Taft began in 1785 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Peter Rawson Taft married Sylvia Unknown, and had children including Alphonso Taft Sr.
  • Peter Rawson Taft passed away in 1867 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Taft's Ancestors

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Peter Taft
1785–1867
Birth Place: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Aaron Taft
1743–1808
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Rhoda Rawson
1749–1827
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abner Rawson
1721–1794
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Unknown
1722–1790
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sr
1689–1768
Elizabeth Unknown
1683–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Grindall Rawson
1658–1715
Susanna Willson
1664–1748

Peter Taft's Descendants

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Peter (Rawson) Taft (14 April 1785–1 January 1867) m. Sylvia Unknown (1 February 1793–28 February 1866) m. Sylvia Unknown (1 February 1793–28 February 1866)
  1. 1. Alphonso (Taft) Sr 1810–1891 m. Louisa (Maria) Torrey 1827–1907
    1. 1. William (Howard Taft, 27th US) President 1857–1930 m. Helen Herron 1861–1943
      1. 1. Charles (Phelps Taft) II 1897–1983
      2. 2. Helen Taft 1891–1987
      3. 3. Robert (Alphonso Taft) Sr 1889–1953
    2. 2. Horace (Dutton) Taft 1861–1943
    3. 3. Samuel (Davenport) Taft 1855–1856
    4. 4. Peter (Rawson) Taft 1846–1889
    5. 5. Henry (Waters) Taft 1859–1945
    6. 6. Mary Taft 1848–1848
    7. 7. Charles (Phelps) Taft 1843–1929
    8. 8. Alphonso (Taft) Jr 1850–1851

Peter Taft's Timeline

4 Records

1785
14 April 1785
Birth of Peter Rawson Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1785
14 April 1785
Birth of Peter Rawson Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1867
1 January 1867
Age 82
Death of Peter Rawson Taft in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
1867
1 January 1867
Age 82
Death of Peter Rawson Taft in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1785
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1867
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1785
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1867
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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