Joseph
TAFT
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Born: 19 April 1722 in Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Joseph married Elizabeth THAYER 23 January 1740 in Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth THAYER was born 13 February 1724 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 27 August 1771 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge). Elizabeth was the child of Thomas THAYER and Ruth DARLING.
Joseph TAFT died 25 December 1787 in Lancaster, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .
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Elizabeth THAYERMarriage date: 23 January 1740
Marriage place: Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth THAYER was the child of Thomas THAYER and Ruth DARLING
Children of Joseph TAFT and Elizabeth THAYER
Sarah TAFTDied: 3 May 1811, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 172219 April 1722
Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1740 Marriage / PartnerJoseph TAFT and Elizabeth THAYER 23 January 1740, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
He was 17 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildSarah TAFT was born 8 March 1750, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
Joseph was 27 years old.
1768 Marriage of ChildSarah TAFT married 1 August 1768, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge) to Benjamin ALBEE
1771 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth THAYER died 27 August 1771, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178725 December 1787
Lancaster, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 65.
Record added: 12/4/2024 12:20:58 PM
Last updated: 12/4/2024 12:34:29 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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