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Barzillai Taft

Barzillai Taft

Male 1750 - 1839  (88 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 59 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Barzillai Taft 
    Birth 3 Nov 1750  Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Jan 1839  Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 4 Feb 1932  ARIZO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LZ4F-7Z9 
    Burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7742  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Josiah Taft,   b. 2 Apr 1709, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1756, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Lydia Chapin,   b. 2 Feb 1711, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1778, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1731  Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abigail Taft,   b. 5 Oct 1754, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1775, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1772  Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Eunice Taft,   b. 28 Jan 1775, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1861, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F2112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

    Family 2 Sarah Richardson,   b. 26 Sep 1756, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1809, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 8 Dec 1776  Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Taft,   b. 5 Dec 1777, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1778, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Bezaleel Taft,   b. 8 Sep 1780, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1846, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Sally Taft,   b. 2 Nov 1783, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1808, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     4. Caleb Taft,   b. 20 Dec 1786, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1805, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     5. Chloe Taft,   b. 10 Mar 1793, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1869, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F4837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Nov 1750 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Dec 1772 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Dec 1776 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jan 1839 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 4 Feb 1932 - ARIZO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • "Hon. Bazaleel Taft, senior, was born in 1750, and died in 1839, in th e 8 9th year of his age. For many years he had been one of the leading me n i n the south part of Worcester County, and the tokens o'f the confiden ce o f his fellow-citizens, while they imposed upon him the burdens of li fe, s trengthened him for their faithful fulfillment. He was two year s a membe r of the State senate; two years a member of the executive coun cil, and s ome years a member of the house of representatives from Uxbrid ge. He wa s a strong and decided Federalist, and never swerved from his p olitical f aith. Firm, compad:, honest, dignified and able, he went throu gh life ful filling his various duties with rare fidelity and conscientio usness, an d leaving to his family and to all who knew him, a character w hich is alw ays referred to with reverent pride and pleasure. He becam e a large lan d holder in his native town, and the old homestead is yet i n the hands o f his descendants. The stately elms which shelter the home , of the patria rch, built of timber hewn by his own hands, and firm as t he hills around , are emblematic of the man whose memory is embalmed in t he hearts of hi s friends and kindred." Nor can I pass from this notice o f Bazaleel, seni or, without a reference to his Revolutionary history, wh ich I have receiv ed from my friend, the Hon. Henry Chapin, as given in a n address delivere d by him some ten or eleven years since to the citizen s of Uxbridge.
      "In the Revolutionary war, Bazaleel Taft, senior, went with a company co l lected in his neighborhood to Rhode Island in the capacity of orderly s er geant. Having made his first report, he happened to be within hearing , wh en the commanding officer read his report, and as he finished it, ex claim ed, 'Who wrote that report. Mr. Taft, supposing that possibly he ha d bee n guilty of some breach of military rules, and that he might be arr este d — slipped out to attend to some matters, but he had not been absen t lon g before he was summoned by an inferior officer to come before th e comman der. Said the commander, 'Is your name Bazaleel Taft?' 'It is, s ir.' 'Di d you make that report? ' I did make it. I was not very familia r with mil itary matters, but I did it as well as I could.' Instead o f a reprimand , he was electrified by the announcement, 'Mr. Taft, I wis h to have you a ct in the capacity of Adjutant of these troops. You may e nter at once upo n the duties, and you shall have a horse as soon as on e can be furnishe d by the government.' "

      Bazaleel Taft, senior, was grandson of the first Daniel Taft, and must h a ve been eleven years of age in 1761, when his grandfather Daniel Taft d ie d. His first wife was Abigail Taft, by whom he had one Child, a daught er , whose name was Eunice. Eunice became the wife of Dea. Phineas Chapin , a nd the mother of Mrs. Paul Whitin, of Whitinsville, — a lady who is r emem bered with veneration and affection by all her descendants. His seco nd wi fe was Sarah Richardson.
      His only son who lived to majority, was Bazaleel Taft, Junior."
      https://archive.org/stream/taftfamilygather1874uxbr/taftfamilygather18 7 4 u xbr_djvu.txt



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