Hi Jon - Where was the Taft Farm? I found a cemetery on the topozone map right where you said in your message. It is just marked *cem*, with no name. The map shows a few cemeteries in this area. One on Chocolog just after Chestnut and before Johnson Road, then another on Chocolog just past the intersection of Johnson Rd. Another one on Glendale, between Aldrich & the intersection of Elmdale. Glendale turns into Ironmine Road where there are 3 more cemeteries marked in the section between Ironstone Road and Mount Pleasant Road. All of these cemeteries are just marked *cem* so they must be small family type lots. There are other cemeteries with names in this map series, so they must be the larger ones. In RI there is a project that's been going on since the 1970's to locate & document all the historical cemeteries in the State. Is there anything like this project in MA, or is it all done on an individual city/town basis. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:37 AM Subject: [MAWORCES] Taft Cemetery Uxbridge > Hi All, > > I am operating strictly from memory here, however, I believe there is a Taft > Family burial ground on Johnson Road a short distance from the intersection > of Johnson and Chocolog Road and near the old Taft Family Farm. I can > remember playing there when I was a kid. We use to "blueberry" all over those > woods (swamps). I also think that that was at one point called Taft Road from > the Chocolog Road end and Johnson Road from the Aldrich Hill end. Cedar Swamp > Pond and Chocolog Pond are both behind the cemetery and through the swamp. > In the early 1920s my great grandfather bought the Taft Farm. > > Jon Normandin > Burlington, Vermont > > Martin Luther King Jr. said "Our lives begin to end the day we become > silent about things that matter." > > "We will not be silent." > _http://www.greasecar.com_ (http://www.greasecar.com/) >

I'm sticking my BOLSTER nose in, again. I have copies of two documents which might help people narrow down the search for the Taft farm location. 1. a Mendon proprietor's record, p. 714 -- June 8, 1733, Laid out land for Isaac Bolster, five acres, viz: three acres eighth division, two acres ninth division, laid out joining to his other land 2. a probate court record dated 13 May 1754, Uxbridge -- And we have devided and set of ye land as follows to Richard Bolster eldest son of ye deseased [the above-mentioned Isaac Bolster] about thirty eight acres of land laying on ye south side of ye said deseaseds Home farm and is bound southerly at ye south line of said Farme Runs and Easterly by Gideon Tafts land about fifty five rods until it coms to a jog in said Tafts land then to turn and run westerly to a heap of stones laying on ye west side of the road then to run southerly by said road seventeen rods and six feet to a stake & heap of stones by ye side of said road then turning and runing --- westerly twelve rods to a stak on ye south side of ye Barn then to run something Norwesterly through said Barn twelve rods and a half to a stake and heap of stones then to run westerly to a heap of stons at ye line of land belonging to ye Heirs of mr John Cook deseased then runing southerly fifty rods to ye southwest Corner of said farm If Gideon TAFT is the owner of the "Taft Farm" you are trying to locate, then it was in that part of Mendon which was later incorporated into Uxbridge, in the eighth or ninth original land division, near or adjacent to John COOK and Isaac BOLSTER's properties. Hope this gives a few clues. Best Regards, Sally (Bolster) Holcombe [email protected] On Apr 24, 2006, at 6:21 AM, Lisa Lepore wrote: > Hi Jon - > > Where was the Taft Farm? > > I found a cemetery on the topozone map right where you said > in your message. It is just marked *cem*, with no name. > > The map shows a few cemeteries in this area. One on Chocolog > just after Chestnut and before Johnson Road, then another on Chocolog > just past the intersection of Johnson Rd. Another one > on Glendale, between Aldrich & the intersection of Elmdale. > > Glendale turns into Ironmine Road where there are 3 more > cemeteries marked in the section between Ironstone Road and > Mount Pleasant Road. > > All of these cemeteries are just marked *cem* so they must be > small family type lots. There are other cemeteries with names > in this map series, so they must be the larger ones. > > In RI there is a project that's been going on since the 1970's to > locate & document all the historical cemeteries in the State. > Is there anything like this project in MA, or is it all done on an > individual city/town basis. > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:37 AM > Subject: [MAWORCES] Taft Cemetery Uxbridge > > >> Hi All, >> >> I am operating strictly from memory here, however, I believe there > is a Taft >> Family burial ground on Johnson Road a short distance from the > intersection >> of Johnson and Chocolog Road and near the old Taft Family Farm. I > can >> remember playing there when I was a kid. We use to "blueberry" all > over those >> woods (swamps). I also think that that was at one point called Taft > Road from >> the Chocolog Road end and Johnson Road from the Aldrich Hill end. > Cedar Swamp >> Pond and Chocolog Pond are both behind the cemetery and through the > swamp. >> In the early 1920s my great grandfather bought the Taft Farm. >> >> Jon Normandin >> Burlington, Vermont >> >> Martin Luther King Jr. said "Our lives begin to end the day we > become >> silent about things that matter." >> >> "We will not be silent." >> _http://www.greasecar.com_ (http://www.greasecar.com/) >> > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Worcester GenWeb has many Resources > Check it out!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces >

Morning All: Yes the Royal Taft Cemetery [GR 12] on Johnson Road in Uxbridge and the Shove Cemetery [GR 11] on Chockalog Road in Uxbridge. Capt. Royal Taft is buried in the Taft Cemetery, and there are Shoves in the Shove Cemetery. Also there is the Buffum Cemetery which is partly in Douglas and partly in Uxbridge. It is located on Maple Street. From Uxbridge take Rte 146 and exit at Rt 16. Head towards Douglas. Turn left on to West Street and continue until you reach Paine Street. Turn right on Paine Street, then right again on Maple. The cemetery will be on your right. This is Uxbridge Cemetery [GR 25]/Douglas Cemetery [GR 5]. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association