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William Taft 1717–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Breadsall, Derbyshire, England

Father: Benjamin Taft

Mother: Mary SHAW

Spouse(s): Sarah Chapman

Children(s): Ann Taft

William Taft was born in 1717 in Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England, the child of Benjamin Taft And Mary Shaw. William Taft married Sarah Chapman, and had children including Ann Taft. William Taft passed away in 1790 in Breadsall, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Taft was born in 1717 in Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England, the child of Benjamin Taft And Mary Shaw.
  • William Taft married Sarah Chapman, and had children including Ann Taft.
  • William Taft passed away in 1790 in Breadsall, Derbyshire, England.

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William Taft's Ancestors

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William Taft
1717–1790
Birth Place: Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Benjamin Taft
1684–1768
Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England
Mary SHAW
1690–1750
Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Joshua Taft
–1766
MARY JOHNSON
1660–1731
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Taft's Descendants

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William Taft (1717–1790) m. Sarah Chapman (1716–1781)
  1. 1. Ann Taft 1753–1834 m. Thomas Poxon 1756–1835
    1. 1. Hannah Poxon 1778–1858 m. Elisha Coxon 1775–1845
      1. 1. Sarah Coxon 1805–1872 m. Joseph Adams 1805–1879
        1. 1. Joseph Adams 1846– m. Jane Adams 1851–

William Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of William Taft in Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England
Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England
1790
1790
Age 73
Death of William Taft in Breadsall, Derbyshire, England
Breadsall, Derbyshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Breadsall, Derbyshire, England

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