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Rebecca Taft 1709–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1787

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Captain II

Mother: Elizabeth Woodward

Spouse(s): Samuel Morss

Children(s): Samuel Jr

Rebecca Taft was born in 1709 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Captain Robert Taft Ii And Elizabeth Woodward. Rebecca Taft married Samuel Morss, and had children including Samuel Morse Jr. Rebecca Taft passed away in 1787 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Taft was born in 1709 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Captain Robert Taft Ii And Elizabeth Woodward.
  • Rebecca Taft married Samuel Morss, and had children including Samuel Morse Jr.
  • Rebecca Taft passed away in 1787 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain II
1674–1748
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
CI
Elizabeth Woodward
1671–1753
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EW

Spouses(s)

Samuel Morss
1700–1783
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
SM

Children(s)

Samuel Jr
1738–1798
Birth Location: Sherborn, Massachusetts
SJ

Rebecca Taft's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Taft
1709–1787
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Captain Robert Taft , II
1674–1748
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Woodward
1671–1753
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Captain (Robert) Taft
1645–1725
ENGLAND LEINSTER, Louth, Ireland
Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Israel Woodward
1648–1674
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Godfrey
1652–1736
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Taft
1614–1700
Margaret Faun
1620–1684
Nathaniel Woodward
1613–1686
Mary Immigrant
1618–1653
Richard Deacon
1631–1692
Mary Turner
1658–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1584–1629
Richard Faun
1579–1671
Margaret Holme
1583–1620
Nathaniel Woodward
1585–1685
Margerett Landimore
1584–1662
Edmund Jackson
1592–1637
Bridget Story
1592–1631
Sir Godfrey
1598–1652
Jonathan Jr
1595–1691
Jane Phelipps
1607–1679

Rebecca Taft's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca Taft (1709–14 Oct 1787) m. Samuel Morss (1700–27 May 1783)
  1. 1. Samuel (Morse) Jr 1738–1798 m. Deborah (Morse) Wheelock 1744–1800
    1. 1. Silas Morse 1767–1813 m. Orpah White 1770–1845
      1. 1. Silas (White) MORSE 1794–1847 m. Finette Bradley 1800–1880
        1. 1. Thomas (P) Morse 1823–1864 m. Annis Carner 1840–1896

Rebecca Taft's Timeline

17 Records

1702
1702
Birth of Rebecca Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1709
1709
Birth of Rebecca Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1713
1 Apr 1713
Age 4
Birth of Rebecca Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1717
15 Mar 1717
Age 8
Birth of Rebecca Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1717
15 Mar 1717
Age 8
Birth of Rebecca Taft
None
1717
15 Mar 1717
Age 8
Birth of Rebecca Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1729
1729
Age 20
Rebecca Taft was married
None
1733
Abt 1733
Age 24
Rebecca Taft was married in Of, Worcester, Massachusetts
Of, Worcester, Massachusetts
1748
1748
Age 39
Death of Rebecca Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1748
AFT 29 FEB 1748
Age 39
Death of Rebecca Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1748
AFT 29 FEB 1748
Age 39
Death of Rebecca Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1773
1773
Age 64
Death of Rebecca Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1787
14 Oct 1787
Age 78
Death of Rebecca Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1787
14 Oct 1787
Age 78
Death of Rebecca Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1788
Abt 1788
Age 79
Rebecca Taft resided here in Bristol
Bristol
1788
1788
Age 79
Rebecca Taft - Probate in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1829
1829
Age 120
Rebecca Taft was baptized in Neen Savage, Shropshire, England
Neen Savage, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1713
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1717

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Neen Savage, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1729

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1733
    Event Place: Of, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1788
    Event Place: Bristol
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 29 FEB 1748
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 29 FEB 1748
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
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