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Download or read book Ancestry of William Howard Taft (Classic Reprint) written by Mabel Thacher Rosemary Washburn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ancestry of William Howard Taft November. Their sons were: Thomas Taft, who was born in 1671 and died in 1755; Robert Taft, born in 1674; Daniel Taft, born in 1677, who died 24 August, 1761 Joseph Taft, of the line of descent; and Benjamin Taft, born in 1684, who died in 1766. Captain Joseph2 Taft the fourth son of Robert and Sarah Taft, was born in Mendon in 1680. He removed to Uxbridge when that village was set off from Mendon, and was appointed one of the tything-men at the first Uxbridge town meeting, 25 July, 1727. His farm in Uxbridge lay on both sides of Black stone River, his homestead being on the west side. He served as Lieutenant and Captain in the Militia, and continued to uphold the eminence of the Tafts as practically useful citizens. He died at Uxbridge, 18 June, 1747. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.