Lydia Taft

Lydia Chapin (Taft) (February 2, 1712 – November 9, 1778) was the first woman known to legally vote in colonial America. This occurred at a Town Meeting in the New England town of Uxbridge in Massachusetts Colony.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 02, 1712
Birth place
Province of Massachusetts Bay , Mendon Massachusetts , British America
Date of deathNovember 09, 1778
Place of death
Uxbridge Massachusetts , Massachusetts
Spouse
Josiah Taft
Children

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=ua-pgcKRY2QC&pg=RA1-PA172&lpg=RA1-PA172&dq=address+delivered+at+unitarian+church+chapin+henry+first+woman+voter&source=web&ots=7ee5DY_fWW&sig=zwP9Z01uzpEadUVGB_b9XeA0QTw
  2. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw04/sl040056.htm
  3. https://archive.org/stream/chapingenealogyc1862chap#page/226/mode/2up