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Robert Taft 1640–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 8 Feb 1724

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard Taft

Mother: Margaret Faun

Spouse(s): Sarah Simpson

Children(s): Robert Taft, Thomas Taft

Robert Taft was born in 1640 in England, the child of Richard Robert Taft And Margaret Faun. Robert Taft married Sarah Simpson, and had children including Robert Taft, Thomas Taft. Robert Taft passed away in 1724 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Taft was born in 1640 in England, the child of Richard Robert Taft And Margaret Faun.
  • Robert Taft married Sarah Simpson, and had children including Robert Taft, Thomas Taft.
  • Robert Taft passed away in 1724 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Robert Taft's Ancestors

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Robert Taft
1640–1724
Birth Place: England
Parents
Richard Robert Taft
1614–1700
Middlesex, England
Margaret Faun
1620–1685
St Dionis Backchurch, London, England
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Robert Taft's Descendants

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Robert Taft (1640–8 Feb 1724) m. Sarah Simpson (1640–Nov 1726)
  1. 1. Robert Taft 1674–1748 m. Elizabeth Woodward 1670–1753
    1. 1. Israel Taft 1699–1753 m. Mercy Aldrich 1700–1752
      1. 1. Priscilla Taft 1721–1760 m. Moses Wood 1712–1780
        1. 1. Susannah Wood 1751–1827 m. Michael Titus 1746–1827
        2. 2. Mary Wood 1740–1741
        3. 3. Priscilla Wood 1741–1741
        4. 4. Mary Wood 1742–1818
        5. 5. Jerusha Wood 1744–
        6. 6. Rachel Wood 1746–1818
        7. 7. Moses Wood 1751–1820
        8. 8. AARON WOOD 1752–
        9. 9. SUSANNAH WOOD 1753–1799
        10. 10. HEZEKIAH WOOD 1756–
        11. 11. DANIEL WOOD 1757–
        12. 12. RHODA WOOD 1758–
        13. 13. Daniel (Smith) Wood 1776–1842
  2. 2. Thomas Taft 1670–1755

Robert Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Robert Taft in England
England
1724
8 Feb 1724
Age 84
Death of Robert Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1724
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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