Whipple Database
Database of the Whipple One-Name Study (WONS)
Rachael Legg
1803 - 1889 (85 years)1. Rachael Legg was born on 19 Aug 1803 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 16 Feb 1889 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 18 Feb 1889. Rachael married Daniel Owen Taft on 31 Dec 1826 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of Noah Taft, Jr. and Charlotte Arnold) was born on 7 Jul 1804 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1871 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Taft was born on 28 Jul 1827 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1911; was buried in Van Kuren Cemetery, Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 3. Mary Ann Taft was born on 19 Apr 1829 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1898.
- 4. Noah Taft was born on 5 May 1831 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1894.
- 5. Daniel Owen Taft, Jr. was born on 8 Mar 1834 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1913 in Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Livingston, Michigan.
- 6. Taft was born about 1835 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1835 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 7. Samuel L. Taft was born on 8 May 1836 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1910 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Livingston, Michigan.
- 8. Fanny Taft was born on 29 Jan 1839 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died before 1892.
- 9. Rachael Taft was born about 1840 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1842.
- 10. Lois Taft was born on 11 Dec 1840 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 24 Apr 1843.
- 11. Charlotte Taft was born on 9 Apr 1843 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 1 Jul 1904 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 3 Jul 1904 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 12. Willard B. Taft was born on 10 Jun 1845 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 13. Olive Taft was born about 1848 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died about 1934.
Generation: 2
2. James Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 28 Jul 1827 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1911; was buried in Van Kuren Cemetery, Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan. James married Mary M. Cassidy on 4 Aug 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Ann Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 19 Apr 1829 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1898. Mary married Danford Parker on 16 Sep 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Noah Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 5 May 1831 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1894. Family/Spouse: Nancy Hetchler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Noah married Eliza H. Van Camp on 9 Oct 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Daniel Owen Taft, Jr. (1.Rachael1) was born on 8 Mar 1834 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1913 in Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Livingston, Michigan. Daniel married Lucinda Jane Snell on 8 Oct 1856. Lucinda (daughter of Jacob Snell and Taylor) was born about 1832 in , , New York; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Bertha M. Taft was born about 1868 in , , Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan.
- 15. Ida B. Taft was born about 1870 in , , Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan.
- 16. Rosa or Rose Dell Taft was born on 21 May 1873 in , Livingston, Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan.
- 17. Daniel O. Taft was born about 1875 in , , Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan.
6. Taft (1.Rachael1) was born about 1835 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1835 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. 7. Samuel L. Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 8 May 1836 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1910 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Livingston, Michigan. 8. Fanny Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 29 Jan 1839 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died before 1892. Fanny married Frank McPardee before 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Fanny married John Jordon before 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Rachael Taft (1.Rachael1) was born about 1840 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1842. 10. Lois Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 11 Dec 1840 in East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 24 Apr 1843. 11. Charlotte Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 9 Apr 1843 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 1 Jul 1904 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 3 Jul 1904 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Charlotte married Hiram Merrill on 27 Sep 1860 in Hartland, Livingston, Michigan. Hiram (son of Horace Merrill and Amanda Leffingwell) was born on 29 Jan 1835 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan; died on 22 Sep 1904 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 25 Sep 1904 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Ira Leffingwell Merrill was born on 30 Jul 1861 in Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 5 Sep 1949 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 19. Horace Benjamin Merrill was born on 5 Jul 1863 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 9 Jan 1909 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 20. Lottie Merrill was born on 1 May 1867 in Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 27 Jun 1928 in , Iosco, Michigan; was buried in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
12. Willard B. Taft (1.Rachael1) was born on 10 Jun 1845 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Willard married Sarah A. before 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Olive Taft (1.Rachael1) was born about 1848 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died about 1934. Olive married Bela Scott on 22 Feb 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
14. Bertha M. Taft (5.Daniel2, 1.Rachael1) was born about 1868 in , , Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan. 15. Ida B. Taft (5.Daniel2, 1.Rachael1) was born about 1870 in , , Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan. 16. Rosa or Rose Dell Taft (5.Daniel2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 21 May 1873 in , Livingston, Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan. 17. Daniel O. Taft (5.Daniel2, 1.Rachael1) was born about 1875 in , , Michigan; died after 1880 in of, Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan. 18. Ira Leffingwell Merrill (11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 30 Jul 1861 in Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 5 Sep 1949 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Ira married Alice Elizabeth Grelling on 7 Jan 1890 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Alice (daughter of Gottschalk Grelling and Adaline Byram) was born on 28 Apr 1865 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 19 Mar 1957 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 22 Mar 1957 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Hyrum Alden Merrill was born on 4 Mar 1900 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 14 Dec 1981 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 17 Dec 1981 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 22. Marjorie Adeline Merrill was born on 14 Nov 1904 in Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan; died on 22 Dec 1905 in Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 23. Ralph Grelling Merrill was born on 9 Oct 1906 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 28 Feb 1954 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 3 Mar 1954 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
- 24. Bryce A. Merrill was buried in The Dooryard, 4160 Allen Road, Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan.
19. Horace Benjamin Merrill (11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 5 Jul 1863 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 9 Jan 1909 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Horace married Millie Eliza Hetchler on 20 Nov 1902 in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Lottie Merrill (11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 1 May 1867 in Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 27 Jun 1928 in , Iosco, Michigan; was buried in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Lottie married Cortland Major on 24 Dec 1890 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Lottie married Phillip Breslin after 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
21. Hyrum Alden Merrill (18.Ira3, 11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 4 Mar 1900 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 14 Dec 1981 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 17 Dec 1981 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Hyrum married Irene U. Pearce on 17 Dec 1927 in Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Hyrum married Vera Cook on 25 Dec 1957 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
22. Marjorie Adeline Merrill (18.Ira3, 11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 14 Nov 1904 in Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan; died on 22 Dec 1905 in Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan; was buried in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. 23. Ralph Grelling Merrill (18.Ira3, 11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was born on 9 Oct 1906 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; died on 28 Feb 1954 in Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan; was buried on 3 Mar 1954 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Ralph married Marjorie Elmira Wood on 16 Jun 1934 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan. Marjorie (daughter of Ray C. Wood and Nellie A. Armstrong) was born on 2 Jun 1909 in Hartland, Livingston, Michigan; died on 11 Nov 1987 in Troy, Oakland, Michigan; was buried on 14 Nov 1987 in Sharpe Cemetery, Mack Road, Deerfield Twp, Livingston, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Ted Duane Merrill was born on 29 Oct 1937 in Howell, Livingston, Michigan; died on 4 Apr 2002; was buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
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24. Bryce A. Merrill (18.Ira3, 11.Charlotte2, 1.Rachael1) was buried in The Dooryard, 4160 Allen Road, Oceola Twp, Livingston, Michigan.