Martha Jane Taft

1845 - 1928  (82 years)

• Name	Martha Jane Taft
  Birth	16 Jul 1845	Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Death	Jun 1928
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I99235	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Lewis Willard Taft,   b. 19 May 1819, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 1900, Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Burden
  Marriage	3 Oct 1841	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F41531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Bailey Whipple,   b. 10 Mar 1848, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d. Dec 1894 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1868	Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Martha Louise Whipple,   b. 10 Mar 1878, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d. Aft 16 Jan 1920, poss, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age > 42 years)   2. Bertha Mary Whipple,   b. 19 Sep 1879, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d. Aft 28 Jan 1920 (Age > 41 years)
  Family ID	F33401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jul 1845 - Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts Marriage - 2 Sep 1868 - Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: 11 Jun 1880 Census of Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, p. 29: John B. Whipple, 32, Axe Temperer, b. MA, parents b. MA Martha J., 35, wife, Keeping House, b. MA, parents b. MA Martha L., 2, daughter, b. MA Bertha M., 8/12, daughter, b. MA !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 6 Jun 2006. Cites the June 5, 1900 Census, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA, p.241: Whipple, Martha J. {99235}, 56, widow, b. MA July 1845, parents b. MA, 2/2 children Whipple, Louise {99236} 22, single, b. MA March 1878 Whipple, Bertha {99237} 20, single, b. MA Sept. 1879 {NAC note: they are living with Martha's sister and her husband.} Also notes the following: On Sept. 2, 1868 in Douglas, Worcester, MA John Bailey Whipple, age 20, axe temperer, son of McDonough & Mary B. Whipple, married Martha Jane Taft {99235}, age 20, born Blackstone, Worcester, MA, daughter of Lewis W. and Mary B. Taft. (src: Massachusetts Vital Records, Douglas, 210:212). Martha Jane Taft's birth on July 16, 1845 in Blackstone, MA was recorded in Massachusetts Vital Records, Blackstone, 17:194. !SOURCE: Email from Beth Hurd to Weldon Whipple, 9 May 2005. Cites the bride index in the Woonsocket (RI) Town Hall: "book 4, page 26 June 21, 1905; Howard George Ramsey, res. Uxbridge, MA, 23, white, carpenter, b. Nova Scotia, Wlm. W. & Marion Ramsey, parents b. Nova Scotia, 1st marriage; married by James Church Alvord, Congregational clergyman to Martha Louise Whipple, res. Woonsocket, 27, white, b. E. Douglas, MA, John B. & Martha J. Whipple, American, 1st marriage." !SOURCE: Email from Beth Hurd to Weldon Whipple, 9 May 2005. Cites the bride index in the Woonsocket (RI) Town Hall: "book 4, page 86 June 19, 1907: Elmer Aaron Ellsworth, res. Norwood, MA, 24, white, meat cutter, b. Westwood, MA, Aaron & Eliza Ellsworth, American, 1st marriage; married by James Church Alvord, Congregational clergyman to Bertha Mary Whipple, res. Woonsocket, 27, white, b. E. Douglas, MA, John & Martha Whipple, American, 1st marriage." !SOURCE: "Descendants of McDonough Whipple," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 6 Jun 2006. Cites the following: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Blackstone, 17:194 (birth) Marriage: September 02, 1868, Blackstone, Worcester, MA (Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 210:198, both age 22.) Census 1: June 05, 1900, Age 54, widow, 2/2 children, living (sister-in-law) Uxbridge, Worcester, MA w/daughters Louise 22 & Bertha 20 in h/h Chas W. Buck 42 & his wife Anna B. 49 (Source: 1900 Census, Worcester Co., MA, Uxbridge, 241.) Census 2: April 20, 1910, Age 64, widow, 2/2 children, living Charlton, Worcester, MA in h/h sister (in-lalw) Amanda Putnam 57 (Source: 1910 Census, Worcester Co., MA, Charlton, 45.) Census 3: January 28, 1920, Age 74, living Millis, Norfolk, MA in h/h dau. Bertha N. 40 & her husband Elmer A. Ellsworth 37 (Source: 1920 Census, Norfolk Co., MA, Millis, 161.) !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 4 Oct 2015. Adds burial date and place, citing Find a Grave website.