The Forgotten Ones » John Taft (1710-1769)
Personal data John Taft
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5- He was born on December 18, 1710 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.Sources 3, 4
- Resident:
- Bet. 1750–1850: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.Source 2
- Uxbridge.Source 1
- He died on April 19, 1769 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, he was 58 years old.Source 4
- A child of Robert Taft and Elizabeth Woodward
Household of John Taft
(1) He is married to Hannah Cheney.
They got married on April 11, 1734 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, he was 23 years old.Sources 1, 4
Child(ren):
- Hannah Taft 1737-1740
- Hannah Taft 1744-1818
- Bethiah Taft 1747-1762
- Catherine Taft 1759-????
(2) He is married to Deborah White.
They got married on February 22, 1759 at Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, he was 48 years old.Sources 1, 4
Child(ren):
- Josiah Taft 1759-1846
- Bethia Taft 1762-????
- Gideon Taft 1764-????
- Nathan Taft 1766-????
- Samuel Taft 1769-????
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Sources
- Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, Ancestry.com
Marriage date: 11 Apr 1734 Marriage place: Residence date: Residence place: Uxbridge
/ Ancestry.com - Vital records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Ancestry.com
Residence date: 1750-1850 Residence place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
/ Ancestry.com - American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.
Birth date: 1710 Birth place: Massachusetts
/ iOS Application - Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Mendon; Birth state: MA.
Birth date: 18 December 1710 Birth place: Mendon, MA Death date: 19 April 1769 Death place: Marriage date: 1723 Marriage place:
/ Ancestry.com - Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8600402&pid=31234
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Historical events
Birthday December 18, 1710
- The temperature on December 18, 1710 was about 10.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1710: Source: Wikipedia
- February 28 » Battle of Helsingborg: 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.
- April 5 » The Statute of Anne receives the royal assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
- April 10 » The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
- August 20 » War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
- October 13 » Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
Day of marriage February 22, 1759
- The temperature on February 22, 1759 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly east. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
- January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
- July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
- September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
- September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
- November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
- December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.
Day of death April 19, 1769
- The temperature on April 19, 1769 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: mist helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1769: Source: Wikipedia
- July 14 » An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
- July 16 » Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
- December 13 » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
- December 22 » Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
Same birth/death day
- 1660 » Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg († 1715)
- 1661 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor († 1751)
- 1662 » James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland († 1711)
- 1707 » Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer († 1788)
- 1725 » Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian († 1791)
- 1734 » Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer († 1810)
- 1733 » Elizabeth Hamilton, countess of Orkney (b. 1657)
- 1739 » Nicholas Saunderson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
- 1768 » Canaletto, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1697)
- 1776 » Jacob Emden, German rabbi and author (b. 1697)
- 1791 » Richard Price, Welsh-English preacher and philosopher (b. 1723)
- 1813 » Benjamin Rush, American physician and educator (b. 1745)
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