page_title: Israel Taft
section_title: Early life and marriage
hierarchical_section_title: Israel Taft / Early life and marriage
caption_attribution_description: English: Marriage ledger for Suffolk County, Massachusetts in the early 1700s
context_page_description: Israel Taft was the grandson of the U.S. Taft family founder Robert Taft and father of Revolutionary War soldier Samuel Taft. He was born in Mendon, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and died at age 54.
context_section_description: Israel Taft is an early American pioneer. He was the son of Robert Taft Jr., and grandson of Robert Taft Sr., the first American Taft, of the famous Taft family.
  Israel lived his life in the western part of Mendon, Massachusetts, following the King Philip's War. This part of town later became the town of Uxbridge.  Israel had nineteen children, two significant of whom were Hannah and Samuel Taft.  In 1789, Samuel was the proprietor of a tavern in Uxbridge. This tavern is now known as Samuel Taft House. Newly elected President of the United States, George Washington, stayed one evening with Samuel Taft and his family.
caption: Marriage record of Israel Taft and Mercy Aldrich
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