Taft, Lydia (c. 1711–1778)
Taft, Lydia (c. 1711–1778)
American voter. Name variations: Mrs. Josiah Taft. Born c. 1711 in Mendon, MA; died Nov 9, 1778 in Uxbridge, MA; m. Captain Josiah Taft (died Sept 30, 1756); children: Josiah (b. 1733), Ebenezer (b. 1739), Caleb (b. 1738), Asahael (b. 1740), Joel (b. 1742), Bezaleel (b. 1750), Chloa (b. 1753).
While taking the place of her minor son, voted for levying a town tax in Uxbridge, MA, casting the 1st recorded vote by a woman (1756).
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