Taft Aldrich (1804 - 1866)

Born 27 Apr 1804 in Smithfield, Providence, RI

Ancestors

Husband of Roxana (Crane) Aldrich — married 1830 in Chenango County, New York

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1866 at age 61 in Springfield, Sagamon, IL

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Biography

Taft Aldrich (Gardner,⁶Sylvanus,⁵Peter,⁴ Samuel,³ Joseph,² George. ¹) was born April 27, 1804 in Providence, Rhode Island. ^[1] His parents were Gardner Aldrich and his wife Anne Colwell. ^[2]

Marriage

He married Roxanna Craine who was born in 1798 at Cortland, Chenango, New York. Her parents were Jonathan Craine and his wife Sibyl (Ranney) Craine. Roxana died in 1839 in Cortland, New York.^[3]

Children born to Taft and Roxana

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1. Cyrus C., born August 5, 1833; married Amanda Chapin and moved to California
2. Ambrose, born May 14, 1838 and died April 1 1862, Civil War
3. Harriet, born June 20, 1839 and died April 11, 1840

Propose Taft and Roxana were married prior to 1830. Propose more than three children born to the Taft/Roxana Aldrich union. Based on the 1855 New York State Census we see that Taft has remarried (Julia). The oldest child of Taft/Roxana is Roxana Venturia Aldrich Filkin who was married at age 18 and was out of the home for the 1855 census as was Cyrus. Roxana Venturia Aldrich was born in 1827. Roxana Craine Aldrich died in 1839. The family of Roxana Venturia Aldrich Filkin has a photo notated on back, "Delia Aldrich Treat, Grandma's sister, Orin's mother's sister". The 1855 New York State Census indicates Delia was born in about 1853 (she would be the child of the Taft/Julia Aldrich union).^[4]

2nd Marriage

Taft's 2nd marriage was to Julia A. Monroe (uncertain about her last name?) ^[5] Sometime between 1850 and 1860 they moved to Catlin, Vermillion, Illinois.

Children born to Taft and Julian

1. Henry died in Cortland, Chenango, New York.^[6]
2. Eliza born 1840 in Chenango, New York
3. Benjamin B. born January 1844 in Pennsylvania and died 1 August 1912 in Warsaw, Rice, Minnesota
4. Julia A. born 1848 in West Turin, Lewis, New York
5. Hiram N. born June 1849 in West Turin, Lewis, New York and died March 31, 1926 in Warsaw, Rice, Minnesota
6. Adelaide M. born 1853 in Cortland, New York
7. Harriet M. born 1855 in Cortland, New York

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Taft died February 21, 1866 in Sangamon County, Illinois. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Illinois.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Alvin James Aldrich, The George Aldrich Genealogy, An Attempt to Trace, in both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of George Aldrich, Page 200, #539
2. ↑ Alvin James Aldrich, The George Aldrich Genealogy, An Attempt to Trace, in both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of George Aldrich, Page 116, #240
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Alvin James Aldrich, The George Aldrich Genealogy, An Attempt to Trace, in both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of George Aldrich. Page 200, #539
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBPY-9WSX?i=5&cc=1937366&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK6QH-HT7
5. ↑ United States Federal Census 1850; Census Place: West Turin, Lewis, New York; Roll M432_523; Page 41B; 1009 rolls
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53082998
7. ↑ United States Federal Census 1860. Catlin, Vermillion, Illinois; Page 646; Image: 98
8. ↑ U.S. Find A Grave 1600s

• Alvin James Aldrich. The George Aldrich Genealogy, An Attempt to Trace, in both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of George Aldrich. Page 200, #539.see at gengophers

• Alvin James Aldrich. The George Aldrich Genealogy, An Attempt to Trace, in both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of George Aldrich. Page 116, #240.[https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/15059?page=1&score=6 see at gengophers

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPN-H9P : 18 August 2015), Taft Aldrich, Plymouth, Chenango, New York, United States; citing 154, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 86; FHL microfilm 17,146.

• United States Federal Census 1850; Census Place: West Turin, Lewis, New York; Roll: M432_523; Page: 41B; 1009 rolls.

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• United States Federal Census 1860. Catlin, Vermillion, Illinois; Page 646; Image: 98

[2]

• U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s. Memorial #29916528

Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear Lake. Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Illinois. photo of gravestone. link

• U. S. Find A Grave. Created by BjJ, Record added Sep 19, 2008. Find A Grave Memorial # 29916535 for daughter of T & J. Aldrich.link

see also

• United States Federal Census 1900; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 7, Hennepin, Minnesota. #1921, 3.

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