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William Howard Taft 1927–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1927

Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 2000

Death Location: Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Latinus Taft

Mother: Karen Jensen

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In 1927, William Howard Taft entered the world in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, born to Latinus Barney Taft And Karen Jensen. William Howard Taft passed away in 2000 in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1927, William Howard Taft entered the world in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, born to Latinus Barney Taft And Karen Jensen.
  • William Howard Taft passed away in 2000 in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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William Taft's Ancestors

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William Taft
1927–2000
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
Latinus Barney Taft
1894–1961
Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Karen Jensen
1885–1987
Denmark
Grandparents
Latinus (Ogden) Taft
1862–1938
Salt Lake City, Utah
Rachel (Maria) Barney
1864–1942
Salt Lake City, Utah
Simon (Marinus) Jensen
1870–1930
Randers, Arhus, Denmark
Rasmine (Marie Jacobsen Andersen) Stens
1872–1959
Skellerup, Arhus, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Royal Jr
1808–1890
Sarah Estabrook
1811–1895
Soren Jensen
1833–1904
Anna Sorensdatter
1844–1902
Jacob Stens
1848–1909
Karen Rasmussen
1839–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Estabrook
1787–1823
Mary Mason
1794–1829

William Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1927
7 Jun 1927
Birth of William Howard Taft in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
2000
24 Jan 2000
Age 73
Death of William Howard Taft in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 2000
    Event Place: Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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