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Abraham Root 1735–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1735

Birth Location: Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 February 1817

Death Location: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA

Father: Johnathan Root

Mother: Dorothea Vosburgh

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Abraham Root was born in 1735 in Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Johnathan Root And Dorothea Vosburgh. Abraham Root passed away in 1817 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Abraham Root was born in 1735 in Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Johnathan Root And Dorothea Vosburgh.
  • Abraham Root passed away in 1817 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA.

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Abraham Root's Ancestors

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Abraham Root
1735–1817
Birth Place: Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Johnathan Root
1704–1760
Sheffield, Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothea Vosburgh
1707–1755
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Mary Gunn
1684–1746
Westfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Abraham (Jacob Vosburgh) Sr
1680–1732
Albany, Albany, British America, New York, USA
Claartje (Marie Lena) Bresie
1684–1749
Athens, Greene, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Gunne
1647–1726
Mary (Gunn)
1653–1711
Christoffel Bressie
1643–1685
Styntje Klaeszen\Claeszen\Claesgen\Claesjens\Claasz\Clausen
1650–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Claes
1595–1650
Annetje Vorst
1632–1725

Abraham Root's Timeline

2 Records

1735
29 March 1735
Birth of Abraham Root in Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1817
11 February 1817
Age 82
Death of Abraham Root in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1735
    Event Place: Sheffield, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1817
    Event Place: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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