Robert Beals Taft, Jr.

1919 - 2007  (87 years)

• Name	Robert Beals Taft  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	31 Oct 1919	Rockdale, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Aug 2007	Naples, Collier, Florida   [1, 2]
  Burial	North Cemetery, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I279656	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Beals Taft,   b. 7 Jan 1882, Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 12 Jul 1975, Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Florence Marion Lamson,   b. 26 Dec 1885, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 1966 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1910	Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F111585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth M. Perry,   b. 3 Oct 1918, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 19 Jun 1989, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Robert B. Taft, III
  Family ID	F111587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) August 17, 2007 BRIMFIELD / FT. LAUDERDALE Robert B. Taft, Jr., 87, of 1701 NE 26th. St., Ft. Lauderdale, died Wednesday, at Manor Pines Convalescent Home following an illness. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Perry) Taft who died in 1989. He leaves a son, Robert B. Taft, III of Ft. Lauderdale, and a sister, Martha Lees of Somers, Ct. He is predeceased by a sister, Jessie Cutting of Barre, MA. Mr. Taft managed the W.E. Aubuchon Hardware Store in Palmer for 35 years, retiring in 1984. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He was a member and past Master of the Thomas Lodge of Masons, AF & AM in Palmer, Past District Deputy Grand Master (19th. Masonic District), Palmer and Past Vestry Member at Christ Episcopal Church in Rochdale, MA. Born in Leicester, he was the son of Robert B. Taft, Sr. and Florence (Lamson) Taft, and lived 40 years in Brimfield before moving to Ft. Lauderdale in 1994.

  
  

• Sources

  [S45393] Cemetery index, North Cemetery, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S67076] Obituary, Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), Robert B. Taft Jr., (August 17, 2007). [S53789] Marriage record, Massachusetts (Reliability: 3). Event Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1882 Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1910 Marriage Place: Oxford, Massachusetts Marriage Age: 28 Father Name: Willis A Taft Mother Name: Martha L Cara Spouse Name: Florence Marion Lumson Spouse Marriage Age: 24 Spouse Father Name: Herace Lumson Spouse Mother Name: Sarah Ellen Kucks