Zadock Taft House

Zadock Taft House
Location 112 S. Main St., Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°4′14″N 71°37′34″W / 42.07056°N 71.62611°W / 42.07056; -71.62611Coordinates: 42°4′14″N 71°37′34″W / 42.07056°N 71.62611°W / 42.07056; -71.62611
Built 1845
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Uxbridge MRA
NRHP Reference # 83004148
Added to NRHP October 7, 1983

Zadok Taft house is a well preserved American Revolutionary War era home at 112 South Main Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The historic town was first settled in 1662. Zadok Taft was a revolutionary war soldier from Uxbridge. The Zadok Taft house is on the National Register of Historic Places at 115 South Main.

“Taft, Zadok. Private, Capt. Bezaleel Taft's (9th) co., Col. Nathan Tyler's (3d Worcester Co.) regt.; entered service July 28, 1780; discharged Aug. 7, 1780; service, 14 days, including travel (3 days) home; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of July 27, 1780; also, receipt given to Bezaleel Taft, Sr. dated Uxbridge, April 15, 1782, signed by said Zadok Taft, in full for wages for service on an alarm at Rhode Island in 1780.”[1]

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  1. ↑ "Tafts in the Revolution". rootsweb. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
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