Moses
TAFT
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Born: 30 January 1712 in Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Moses married Priscilla THAYER 3 September 1735 in Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Priscilla THAYER was born 6 June 1717 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA. Priscilla was the child of Thomas THAYER and Ruth DARLING.
Moses TAFT died 13 July 1788 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Moses TAFT
Priscilla THAYERMarriage date: 3 September 1735
Marriage place: Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Priscilla THAYER was the child of Thomas THAYER and Ruth DARLING
Children of Moses TAFT and Priscilla THAYER
James TAFTDied: 14 January 1826, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 171230 January 1712
Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1735 Marriage / PartnerMoses TAFT and Priscilla THAYER 3 September 1735, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
He was 23 years old.
1738 Birth of ChildJames TAFT was born 9 April 1738, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
Moses was 26 years old.
1767 Marriage of ChildJames TAFT married 19 November 1767, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge) to Esther UNKNOWN
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178813 July 1788
Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 76.
Record added: 9/7/2022 10:32:13 AM
Last updated: 12/4/2024 12:34:18 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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