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Sylvia Howard Taft 1920–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1920

Birth Location: Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 26 June 2008

Death Location: Greensboro, Orleans County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Charles II

Mother: Eleanor Chase

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The story of Sylvia Howard Taft began in 1920 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. Sylvia Howard Taft passed away in 2008 in Greensboro, Orleans County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Howard Taft began in 1920 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Sylvia Howard Taft passed away in 2008 in Greensboro, Orleans County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Sylvia Taft's Ancestors

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Sylvia Taft
1920–2008
Birth Place: Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Charles Phelps Taft II
1897–1983
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Eleanor (Kellogg) Chase
1891–1961
Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William (Howard Taft 27th President of) US
1857–1930
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Helen (Louie "Nellie" Heron First Lady Of) US
1861–1943
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Irving (Hall) Chase
1858–1951
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth (Hosmer) Kellogg
1864–1944
Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alphonso War
1810–1891
Louisa Torrey
1827–1907
John Sr
1827–1912
Harriet Collins
1833–1902
Augustus Chase
1828–1896
Martha Starkweather
1830–1906
Stephen Kellogg
1822–1904
Lucia Andrews
1829–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Taft
1785–1867
Sylva Howard
1793–1866
Seth Chase
1798–1893
Elizabeth Dodge
1801–1884
Rodney Starkweather
1788–1872
Jane Starkweather
1794–1869

Sylvia Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1920
7 August 1920
Birth of Sylvia Howard Taft in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
2008
26 June 2008
Age 88
Death of Sylvia Howard Taft in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1920
    Event Place: Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 2008
    Event Place: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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