Joseph
TAFT
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Born: abt. 1680 in Mendon, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Joseph married Elizabeth EMERSON 18 July 1708 in Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth EMERSON was born 6 March 1687 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 10 March 1760 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge). Elizabeth was the child of James EMERSON and Sarah UNKNOWN.
Joseph TAFT died 18 July 1747 in Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Spouse & Children of Joseph TAFT
Elizabeth EMERSONMarriage date: 18 July 1708
Marriage place: Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth EMERSON was the child of James EMERSON and Sarah UNKNOWN
Children of Joseph TAFT and Elizabeth EMERSON
Moses TAFTDied: 13 July 1788, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph TAFTDied: 25 December 1787, Lancaster, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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1708 Marriage / PartnerJoseph TAFT and Elizabeth EMERSON 18 July 1708, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA
1712 Birth of ChildMoses TAFT was born 30 January 1712, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
1722 Birth of ChildJoseph TAFT was born 19 April 1722, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
1735 Marriage of ChildMoses TAFT married 3 September 1735, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge) to Priscilla THAYER
1740 Marriage of ChildJoseph TAFT married 23 January 1740, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge) to Elizabeth THAYER
Death — 174718 July 1747
Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Record added: 12/4/2024 12:27:42 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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