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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  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
21 Jan 1839 |
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
4 Feb 1932 |
ARIZO |
| FamilySearch ID |
LZ4F-7Z9 |
| Burial |
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I7742 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Josiah Taft, b. 2 Apr 1709, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 30 Sep 1756, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 47 years) |
| Mother |
Lydia Chapin, b. 2 Feb 1711, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 Nov 1778, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Dec 1731 |
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Family ID |
F2791 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Abigail Taft, b. 5 Oct 1754, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 12 Aug 1775, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage |
17 Dec 1772 |
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Children |
| + | 1. Eunice Taft, b. 28 Jan 1775, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 30 May 1861, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2112 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Sarah Richardson, b. 26 Sep 1756, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States d. 27 Apr 1809, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Dec 1776 |
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Abigail Taft, b. 5 Dec 1777, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 24 Sep 1778, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Bezaleel Taft, b. 8 Sep 1780, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 16 Jul 1846, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 65 years) |
| | 3. Sally Taft, b. 2 Nov 1783, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 12 Nov 1808, Massachusetts, United States (Age 25 years) |
| | 4. Caleb Taft, b. 20 Dec 1786, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 3 Nov 1805, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 18 years) |
| | 5. Chloe Taft, b. 10 Mar 1793, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 3 Apr 1869, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F4837 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 3 Nov 1750 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Marriage - 17 Dec 1772 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Marriage - 8 Dec 1776 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Death - 21 Jan 1839 - Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 4 Feb 1932 - ARIZO |
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 | Burial - - Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
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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."
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