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Ebenezer Taft

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ebenezer Taft was born on 8 Aug 1732 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Oct 1836 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Polly Hayward. Polly was born on 10 Oct 1760 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 15 Aug 1848 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Enos Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1779 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 29 Dec 1812 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    2. 3. Betsey Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jun 1781 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    3. 4. Putman Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1783 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 20 Feb 1810 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    4. 5. Polly Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1785 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    5. 6. Salley Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1787 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 7 Aug 1855.
    6. 7. Chloe Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1789 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    7. 8. Deborah Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Feb 1791 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Feb 1813 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    8. 9. Leonard Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 1794 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 Sep 1872 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    9. 10. Phila Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1796 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 26 Mar 1813.
    10. 11. Ellis Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1796 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 27 Aug 1851 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    11. 12. Nancy Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1801 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Jan 1849 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Enos Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 8 Dec 1779 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 29 Dec 1812 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  2. 3.  Betsey Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 11 Jun 1781 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  3. 4.  Putman Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 5 Aug 1783 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 20 Feb 1810 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

    Putman married Abigail Benson on 12 May 1807 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Abigail (daughter of John Benson and Mary Holbrook) was born on 13 Feb 1787 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Mary Ann Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Oct 1807 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  4. 5.  Polly Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 20 Jun 1785 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  5. 6.  Salley Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 21 Oct 1787 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 7 Aug 1855.

    Salley married Jared Benson on 24 May 1807 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Jared (son of John Benson and Mary Holbrook) was born on 3 Feb 1785 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 31 Jul 1854 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. James Sulliven Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1808 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Jan 1833 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    2. 15. Putman Taft Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1814 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 24 Apr 1834.
    3. 16. Jared Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1821 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 18 May 1894 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.
    4. 17. Sylvanus Holbrook Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1828 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1878.

  6. 7.  Chloe Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 7 Nov 1789 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  7. 8.  Deborah Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 21 Feb 1791 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Feb 1813 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  8. 9.  Leonard Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 17 Jun 1794 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 Sep 1872 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

    Leonard married Martha Comstock on 17 Apr 1819 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Martha (daughter of Anthony Comstock and Hannah Southwick) was born on 17 Nov 1798 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 May 1853 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Hannah Mariah Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1824 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 31 Jul 1844 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; was buried on 1 Aug 1844 in Gaskill Cemetery, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    2. 19. Enos Nelson Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1826 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    3. 20. Leonard Almond Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1828 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 29 Jul 1857 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    4. 21. Edward Henry Taft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1830 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  9. 10.  Phila Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 25 Mar 1796 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 26 Mar 1813.

  10. 11.  Ellis Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 23 May 1796 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 27 Aug 1851 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

    Ellis married Aseneth Boyden on 27 May 1817 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Aseneth (daughter of Amos Boyden and Sally Benson) was born on 10 Sep 1794 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in Apr 1886 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Nancy Taft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ebenezer1) was born on 14 Aug 1801 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Jan 1849 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Mary Ann Taft Descendancy chart to this point (4.Putman2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 23 Oct 1807 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

    Mary married Samuel T Holroyd on 22 Apr 1813 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Samuel was born in 1791 in Rhode Island, United States; died on 4 Nov 1817 in At Sea, Atlantic Ocean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Angel Sweet on 28 Apr 1825. Angel was born on 7 Apr 1790 in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Apr 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Edward Ide Bower on 14 Jun 1887 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Joseph McDermott on 14 Nov 1889 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 14.  James Sulliven Benson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 19 Sep 1808 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Jan 1833 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  3. 15.  Putman Taft Benson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 28 Oct 1814 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 24 Apr 1834.

  4. 16.  Jared Benson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 8 Nov 1821 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 18 May 1894 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.

    Jared married Martha Taft on 5 Feb 1843 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Martha (daughter of Thomas Arnold Taft and Martha Willard Harrington) was born on 23 Feb 1826 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 19 Feb 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Sullivan Theodore Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1844 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 21 Sep 1911.
    2. 23. Jared Irving Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1846 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1919.
    3. 24. Walter Bryant Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1850 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 10 Feb 1860.
    4. 25. Grace Sally Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1852 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 Feb 1863.

  5. 17.  Sylvanus Holbrook Benson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 23 Jun 1828 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1878.

    Sylvanus married Laurett V Howard on 9 Jul 1848 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Laurett was born in 1830 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1860; was buried in Millville, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Ellen Laura Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1851 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
    2. 27. Ernest S Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1855 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
    3. 28. Laurett Victoria Howard Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Jul 1883.

    Sylvanus married Lottie E. Kelly on 20 Dec 1865 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Lottie was born in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Lottie E. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1866 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  6. 18.  Hannah Mariah Taft Descendancy chart to this point (9.Leonard2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 11 Jul 1824 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 31 Jul 1844 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; was buried on 1 Aug 1844 in Gaskill Cemetery, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  7. 19.  Enos Nelson Taft Descendancy chart to this point (9.Leonard2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 12 Aug 1826 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  8. 20.  Leonard Almond Taft Descendancy chart to this point (9.Leonard2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 22 Jul 1828 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 29 Jul 1857 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  9. 21.  Edward Henry Taft Descendancy chart to this point (9.Leonard2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 1 Jul 1830 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Sullivan Theodore Benson Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jared3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 20 Apr 1844 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 21 Sep 1911.

  2. 23.  Jared Irving Benson Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jared3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 6 Oct 1846 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1919.

    Jared married Jenny Aiken Guild on 22 Oct 1874 in Ramsey, Anoka, Minnesota, United States. Jenny was born in 1852 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; died on 27 Oct 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Jared Curtis Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1877 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.
    2. 31. Frank Theodore Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1878 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; died in Jul 1949.

  3. 24.  Walter Bryant Benson Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jared3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 16 Jan 1850 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 10 Feb 1860.

  4. 25.  Grace Sally Benson Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jared3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 2 Sep 1852 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 Feb 1863.

  5. 26.  Ellen Laura Benson Descendancy chart to this point (17.Sylvanus3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 18 Aug 1851 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

    Ellen married George Hawes Lapham about 1873 in United States. George was born on 12 Jul 1849 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Hattie Cobb Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1873 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 13 Jun 1906 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
    2. 33. Albert Francis Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1876 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
    3. 34. Frank Atwood Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1878 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
    4. 35. Frederick Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1880 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
    5. 36. Daughter Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1882 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
    6. 37. William Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1884 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; died before 1890 in Massachusetts, United States.
    7. 38. Teresa Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1886 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
    8. 39. William Lapham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1890 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; died on 24 May 1898 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

  6. 27.  Ernest S Benson Descendancy chart to this point (17.Sylvanus3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 25 May 1855 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

    Ernest married Ida Cornelia Furbish on 17 Jun 1913 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Ida was born in 1858 in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 28.  Laurett Victoria Howard Benson Descendancy chart to this point (17.Sylvanus3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born in 1859 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Jul 1883.

    Laurett married Ezra Hunt Bailey on 18 Jan 1879 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States. Ezra was born on 23 Dec 1853 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 May 1929 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States; was buried on 10 May 1929 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Edith L Bailey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1881 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States; died in 1962.

  8. 29.  Lottie E. Benson Descendancy chart to this point (17.Sylvanus3, 6.Salley2, 1.Ebenezer1) was born on 20 Sep 1866 in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.