Louisa Maria Torrey
b: 11 SEP 1827
d: 08 DEC 1907
Biography
Louisa Maria Torrey Taft
Birth: Sep. 11, 1827-Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: Dec. 7, 1907
Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Mother of President William Howard Taft; married Alphonso Taft (laterSecretary of War and Attorney General) in 1853.
Family links:
Spouse: Alphonso Taft (1810 - 1891)*
Children:
Samuel Davenport Taft (1855 - 1856)*
William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930)*
Henry Waters Taft (1859 - 1945)*
Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Facts
  • 11 SEP 1827 - Birth - ; Boston, MA
  • 08 DEC 1907 - Death - ; Millbury, MA
  • 1880 - Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife ; Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  • 1850 - Residence - ; Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1860 - Residence - ; Cincinnati Ward 11, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  • 1870 - Residence - ; Cincinnati Ward 11, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
  • 1900 - Residence - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Sister ; Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1920 - Residence - Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of ; Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1880 - Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife ; Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  • 1850 - Residence - ; Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1860 - Residence - ; Cincinnati Ward 11, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  • 1870 - Residence - ; Cincinnati Ward 11, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
  • 1900 - Residence - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Sister ; Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1920 - Residence - Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of ; Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestors
   
William Torrey
23 NOV 1754 - 16 SEP 1817
 
 
Samuel Davenport Torrey
14 APR 1789 - 23 DEC 1877
  
  
  
Anna Davenport
08 SEP 1765 - 01 AUG 1842
 
Louisa Maria Torrey
11 SEP 1827 - 08 DEC 1907
  
 
  
Asa Waters
02 OCT 1769 - 24 DEC 1841
 
 
Susan Holman Waters
04 APR 1803 - 03 FEB 1866
  
  
  
Susan Trask Holman
22 FEB 1784 - 29 NOV 1849
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Samuel Davenport Torrey
Birth14 APR 1789Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Death23 DEC 1877 Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage27 JAN 1824to Susan Holman Waters at Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage20 JAN 1821to ? at Milbury, Worcester Co, MA
FatherWilliam Torrey
MotherAnna Davenport
PARENT (F) Susan Holman Waters
Birth04 APR 1803Millbury, MA
Death03 FEB 1866 Millbury, MA
Marriage27 JAN 1824to Samuel Davenport Torrey at Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage27 JUN 1824to Susan Holman Waters at Millbury, MA
FatherAsa Waters
MotherSusan Trask Holman
CHILDREN
FLouisa Maria Torrey
Birth11 SEP 1827Boston, MA
Death08 DEC 1907Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Alphonso Taft at Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Louisa Maria Torrey at Millbury, MA
Marriage29 AUG 1841to Louisa Maria Torrey
FDelia Chapin Torrey
Birth30 SEP 1825Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Death23 FEB 1919Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
MSamuel Davenport Torrey
Birth10 JAN 1830Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Death22 JUL 1831Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
FSusan Waters Torrey
Birth26 AUG 1835Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death01 FEB 1904San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
FAnna Davenport Torrey
Birth01 NOV 1840Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Death25 JUN 1900Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
USusan Waters Wood
Birth1835
Death1904
UAnna Davenport Orton
Birth1840
Death1900
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Alphonso Taft
Birth05 NOV 1810Townshend, VT
Death21 MAY 1891 San Diego, CA
Marriage29 AUG 1841to Fannie Phelps at Townshend, Windham, Vermont, USA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Louisa Maria Torrey at Millbury, MA
Marriageto ?
FatherPeter Rawson Taft
MotherSylvia Howard
PARENT (F) Louisa Maria Torrey
Birth11 SEP 1827Boston, MA
Death08 DEC 1907 Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Alphonso Taft at Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Louisa Maria Torrey at Millbury, MA
Marriage29 AUG 1841to Louisa Maria Torrey
FatherSamuel Davenport Torrey
MotherSusan Holman Waters
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (U) ?
Birth
Death
Father
Mother
PARENT (F) Louisa Maria Torrey
Birth11 SEP 1827Boston, MA
Death08 DEC 1907 Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Alphonso Taft at Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Louisa Maria Torrey at Millbury, MA
Marriage29 AUG 1841to Louisa Maria Torrey
FatherSamuel Davenport Torrey
MotherSusan Holman Waters
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (U) ?
Birth
Death
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Louisa Maria Torrey
Birth11 SEP 1827Boston, MA
Death08 DEC 1907 Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Alphonso Taft at Millbury, MA
Marriage26 DEC 1853to Louisa Maria Torrey at Millbury, MA
Marriage29 AUG 1841to Louisa Maria Torrey
FatherSamuel Davenport Torrey
MotherSusan Holman Waters
Evidence
[S59] 1880 United States Federal Census
[S432] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
[S120] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications,1889-1970
[S64] 1920 United States Federal Census
[S52] 1870 United States Federal Census
[S76] 1900 United States Federal Census
[S192] Millennium File
[S81] 1850 United States Federal Census
[S99] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011
[S121] Family Data Collection - Births
[S122] Family Data Collection - Individual Records
[S98] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
[S84] 1860 United States Federal Census
[S146] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
[S514] District of Columbia, Select Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964
[S262] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
[S347] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
[S298] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
[S287] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
[S170] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012
Descendancy Chart
Louisa Maria Torrey b: 11 SEP 1827 d: 08 DEC 1907
Alphonso Taft b: 05 NOV 1810 d: 21 MAY 1891
Louisa Maria Torrey b: 11 SEP 1827 d: 08 DEC 1907
Louisa Maria Torrey b: 11 SEP 1827 d: 08 DEC 1907