Aaron Taft (1743 - 1808)

Born 28 May 1743 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Rawson) Taft — married 1 Jun 1769 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1808 at age 64 in Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States

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Biography

This person is an ancestor of President William Howard Taft.

During the winter of 1798-99, Aaron Taft came to West Townshend, Windham County VT from Uxbridge MA. He bought the farm where Peter Hazelton lived on the hill later known as Taft Hill. Jesse Murdock, son-in-law of Aaron, negotiated the purchase.

On the 9th day of March, 1799, the family started from Uxbridge for their new home in Townshend. The household goods were loaded upon a sled which was drawn to West Townshend by two yoke of oxen. Arriving in December, the snow in Townshend was so deep that it took nineteen yoke to move the effects from West Village to the farm at the end of the journey.^[1]

Burial

Taft Cemetery, West Townshend, Windham County, Vermont ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ James H. Phelps, Collections Relating to the History and Inhabitants of the Town of Townshend, Vermont (Brattleboro, Selleck & Davis, 1877), p 177
2. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial # 115760191 Find A Grave: Memorial #115760191

• Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
• WikiTree profile Taft-77 created through the import of Cheney 21 Feb 2012.ged on Feb 21, 2012 by Deborah Mayes. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Deborah and others.
• "Descendants of Joseph Taft: 'Aaron Taft (1743–1808)'"
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Taft, Peter", Ancestor # A135416.