Ancestry of
William Howard Taft
27th U.S. President
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- Great-grandfather of William Howard Taft — 4th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 8
- Father:
- Peter Taft
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Cheney
- Birth Date:
- 28 May 1743
- Birth Location:
- Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 26 Mar 1808
- Death Location:
- Townshend, Windham, Vermont
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Taft Hill Cemetery, Townshend, Windham, Vermont
- Spouse Name:
- Rhoda Rawson
- Marriage Date:
- 1 Jun 1769
- Marriage Location:
- Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Child:
Peter Rawson Taft (Ahnentafel No:4 )
- Notes:
Uxbridge vital records lists a marriage intention for Aaron Taft and Rhoda Rawson dated 05 JUN 1769 [sic].
Aaron Taft
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Sources for Aaron Taft
- 1 American Ancestors Magazine, 2013, Vol. 14.4, p. 52.
- 2 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/07/2019).
- 3 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Uxbridge, Vol. 1, p. 148, Birth record for Aaron Taft.
- 4 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Uxbridge, Vol. 1, p. 312, Marriage and intention records for Aaron Taft and Rhoda Rawson.
- 5 The American Genealogist, 1945, Vol. 22, p. 209.
- 6 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, S.A.R. #77831, Membership application for Lloyd Bower Taft.
- 7 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National No. 77831, Membership application for Lloyd B Taft.
- 8 Vermont: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1700-2008, Deaths T-U-V to 1871, pp. 167-168, Death record for Aaron Taft.
- 9 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2 vols.), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 168.
- 10 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec, or the United States (2 vols.), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company (2018), 318.
- 11 Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 429.
- 12 Rockwood, Vivian VaLera, Four Centuries of American Descendants of Richard Rockwood of Dorchester 1633, Braintree 1636, Massachusetts, Johnson City, Tennessee: Overmountain Press (2000), 1177.
- 13 Wikipedia, "Peter Rawson Taft", (accessed 09/24/2012).