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Silas Taft 1779–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1779

Birth Location: Richmond, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 30 October 1865

Death Location: Brodhead, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Moses TAFT

Mother: Anna Cook

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Silas Taft was born in 1779 in Richmond, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Moses Taft And Anna Cook. Silas Taft passed away in 1865 in Brodhead, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Taft was born in 1779 in Richmond, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Moses Taft And Anna Cook.
  • Silas Taft passed away in 1865 in Brodhead, Wisconsin, USA.

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Silas Taft's Ancestors

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Silas Taft
1779–1865
Birth Place: Richmond, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Moses TAFT
1758–1836
Uxbridge, Worcester, MA (VR 1.158)
Anna Cook
1757–1845
Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Silas (Taft) 🧬
1727–1811
Uxbridge or Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Mary (Farnum) 🧬
1732–1770
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Stephen Cook
1727–1800
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Anne Culver
1732–1769
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin ***
1684–1761
Sarah ***
1690–1756
Moses Farnham
1705–1770
Abigail Sanford
1700–1773
Aaron Cook
1696–1756
Sarah Hitchcock
1705–1733
Samuel Culver
1684–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Revolution)
1640–1725
Sarah Simpson
1640–1726
Mary Tyler
1668–1733
Samuel Jr
1668–1722
Hannah Ives
1672–1715

Silas Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1779
28 June 1779
Birth of Silas Taft in Richmond, New Hampshire, USA
Richmond, New Hampshire, USA
1865
30 October 1865
Age 86
Death of Silas Taft in Brodhead, Wisconsin, USA
Brodhead, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1779
    Event Place: Richmond, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1865
    Event Place: Brodhead, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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