Josiah Taft

Josiah Taft
Born(1709-04-02)April 2, 1709
Mendon, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 29, 1756(1756-09-29) (aged 47)[a]
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
SpouseLydia Taft[b]
ChildrenBazaleel Taft Sr. and seven other children
Parent(s)Daniel and Lydia Taft[b]

Josiah Taft (April 2, 1709 – September 29, 1756) was a wealthy landowner and legislator in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He performed several roles within the community and served with the Uxbridge Militia. Attaining the rank of captain, he fought during the French and Indian Wars. Upon Taft's death, his wife Lydia Taft became the wealthiest person in Uxbridge and under the premise of "no taxation without representation" was the first woman to vote in America.


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  1. ^ Crane vol. 2 1907, p. 304.
  2. ^ Crane vol. 1 1907, pp. 223, 347.
  3. ^ "Lydiah Chapin, born February 2, 1711, to Seth and Bethiah Chapin, Mendon", Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute – via ancestry.com