Samuel Taft

**Samuel Taft**
Samuel Taft
Nickname(s)	Taft Tavern
Born	September 23, 1735; Upton, Province of Massachusetts
Died	August 2, 1816 (aged 80); Uxbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Years of service	1775–1780
Rank	Private
Unit	Worcester 9th Company, Capt. Thaddeus Read's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regt
Battles / wars	Battles of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution
Relations	Israel Taft
Other work	Tavern proprietor and farmer; hosted President George Washington on inaugural tour; father of 22

Samuel Taft (September 23, 1735 – August 2, 1816^[1]) was a Revolutionary War soldier who later hosted his former commander in Chief, President George Washington, at his home, on his inaugural tour of New England.

^ Mass., Uxbridge (1851). Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Thomas Williams Baldwin. pp. 409. Retrieved 2007-10-27. Samuel Taft of Uxbridge.

[vitals-1] Mass., Uxbridge (1851). Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Thomas Williams Baldwin. pp. 409. Retrieved 2007-10-27. Samuel Taft of Uxbridge.

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