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Abigail Root 1714 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1714

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 23 Dec 1788

Death Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Root

Mother: Mary Gunn

Spouse(s): Cornelius Dutcher

Children(s): Margaret Dutcher, Ruloff Dutcher, Abigail Dutcher, Jane Dutcher, William Dutcher, Cornelius Dutcher, Solomon Dutcher, John Dutcher, John Dutcher, Henry Dutcher

Abigail Root was born in 1714 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Root and Mary Gunn. Abigail Root married Cornelius Dutcher, and had children including Margaret Dutcher, Ruloff Dutcher, Abigail Dutcher, Jane Dutcher, William Jr Captain Dutcher, Cornelius Dutcher, Solomon Dutcher, John Dutcher, John Dutcher, Henry Dutcher. Abigail Root passed away in 1788 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Abigail Root was born in 1714 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Root and Mary Gunn.
  • Abigail Root married Cornelius Dutcher, and had children including Margaret Dutcher, Ruloff Dutcher, Abigail Dutcher, Jane Dutcher, William Jr Captain Dutcher, Cornelius Dutcher, Solomon Dutcher, John Dutcher, John Dutcher, Henry Dutcher.
  • Abigail Root passed away in 1788 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Root
1675 – 1756
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Gunn
1685 – 1746
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cornelius Dutcher
1712 – 1766
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Dutcher
1734 –
Birth Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Ruloff Dutcher
1737 – 1803
Birth Location: Salisbury,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA
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Abigail Dutcher
1739 –
Birth Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Jane Dutcher
1741 – 1808
Birth Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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William Dutcher
1741 – 1794
Birth Location: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA
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Cornelius Dutcher
1745 – 1745
Birth Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Solomon Dutcher
1745 – 1847
Birth Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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John Dutcher
1745 – 1770
Birth Location: Salisbury,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA
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John Dutcher
1755 –
Birth Location: , Columbia, New York, USA
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Henry Dutcher
1757 – 1790
Birth Location: , Columbia, New York, USA
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Abigail Root's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Root
1714 – 1788
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Root
1675 – 1756
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Gunn
1685 – 1746
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Root
1642 – 1687
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Ashley
1644 – 1702
Springfield, Hampden, MA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ashley
1620 – 1682
Mary (Horton)
1624 – 1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1594 – 1664
Elizabeth Schuyler
1578 – 1663
John Eddy
1597 – 1684
Amy Doggett
1597 – 1684

Abigail Root's Descendants

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Abigail Root (23 Mar 1714 – 23 Dec 1788) m. Cornelius Dutcher (1712 – 1766)
  1. 1. Margaret Dutcher (26 Sep 1734 – )
  2. 2. Ruloff Dutcher (09 May 1737 – 15 Nov 1803) m. Jane Ashley (03 May 1738 – 31 Aug 1814)
    1. 1. Solomon Dutcher (13 Jun 1759 – 12 Aug 1847)
    2. 2. Cornelius Dutcher (25 Jul 1762 – 31 Jan 1839)
    3. 3. William Dutcher (Abt. 1763 – 1784)
    4. 4. Charity Dutcher (30 Jan 1764 – 23 Feb 1807)
    5. 5. Hannah Dutcher (23 Oct 1764 – )
    6. 6. Reveland (Rowland) Dutcher (1766 – 20 May 1833)
    7. 7. Christopher Dutcher (1768 – 25 Dec 1802)
    8. 8. John (A) Dutcher (Abt. 1772 – 05 Apr 1830)
    9. 9. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Dutcher (Abt. 1775 – )
    10. 10. George (Washington) Dutcher (Abt. 1777 – 07 Apr 1782)
    11. 11. Mary Dutcher (Abt. 1779 – 15 Dec 1835)
    12. 12. Jane Dutcher (Abt. 1779 – 15 Dec 1835)
    13. 13. Ruloff Dutcher (06 Jul 1780 – 22 Aug 1851)
  3. 3. Abigail Dutcher (1739 – )
  4. 4. Jane Dutcher (30 Apr 1741 – 1808)
  5. 5. William (Jr Captain) Dutcher (06 Jun 1741 – 13 Oct 1794)
  6. 6. Cornelius Dutcher (1745 – 1745)
  7. 7. Solomon Dutcher (02 Jun 1745 – 12 Aug 1847)
  8. 8. John Dutcher (02 Jun 1745 – 11 Jan 1770)
  9. 9. John Dutcher (1755 – )
  10. 10. Henry Dutcher (1757 – 1790)

Abigail Root's Timeline

2 Records

1714
23 Mar 1714
Birth of Abigail Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1788
23 Dec 1788
Age 74
Death of Abigail Root in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1714
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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