Marcus Lorenzo Taft

Brief Life History of Marcus Lorenzo

When Marcus Lorenzo Taft was born on 1 November 1820, in White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States, his father, Jonathan Taft, was 24 and his mother, Rebecca Ann Horton, was 23. He married Charlotte Knapp on 2 October 1845. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 8 February 1850, in Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in White Plains Rural Cemetery, White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marcus Lorenzo Taft
1820–1850
Charlotte Knapp
1817–1878
Marriage: 2 October 1845
Mary Francis Taft
1847–1863
Charlotte Rebecca Taft
1848–1920

Sources (6)

  • Marens L. Taft, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  • Marcus L. Taft in entry for Charlotte R. Jenkins, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  • Marcus Lorenzo Taft, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (5)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Staffordshire and Derbyshire): variant of Toft .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial or metonymic occupational name from German Taft ‘taffeta’.

History: Robert Taft (born c. 1640), lived in Braintree, MA, and subsequently Mendon, MA. — Alphonso Taft (1810–91), jurist and politician born in Townshend, VT, was the father of William Howard Taft (1857–1930), 27th president of the US and chief justice of the US Supreme Court.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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