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Amelia Root 1760–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1760

Birth Location: Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT

Death Date: 17 Jun 1800

Death Location: Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Father: Benajah Roots

Mother: Elizabeth GUERNSEY

Spouse(s): Abner Mead

Children(s): Abiel MD, Peter Mead, Philena Mead, Laura Mead, Abner Mead, Truman Mead, Elizabeth Mead, Ira Mead

In 1760, Amelia Root entered the world in Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT, born to Benajah Roots And Elizabeth Guernsey. Amelia Root married Abner Mead, and had children including Abiel Pettibone Mead Md, Abner Mead, Elizabeth Mead, Ira Mead, Laura Mead, Peter P Mead, Philena Mead, Truman Mead. Amelia Root passed away in 1800 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Amelia Root entered the world in Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT, born to Benajah Roots And Elizabeth Guernsey.
  • Amelia Root married Abner Mead, and had children including Abiel Pettibone Mead Md, Abner Mead, Elizabeth Mead, Ira Mead, Laura Mead, Peter P Mead, Philena Mead, Truman Mead.
  • Amelia Root passed away in 1800 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benajah Roots
1725–1787
Birth Location: Woodbury, CT
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Elizabeth GUERNSEY
1736–1813
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abner Mead
1756–1813
Birth Location: Rutland, Rutland, VT
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Children(s)

Abiel MD
1789–1857
Birth Location: West Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States
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Peter Mead
1793–1794
Birth Location: –
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Philena Mead
1791–1813
Birth Location: –
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Laura Mead
1787–1857
Birth Location: West Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States
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Abner Mead
1785–1859
Birth Location: West Rutland, Rutland, Vermont
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Truman Mead
1783–1784
Birth Location: West Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States
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Elizabeth Mead
1781–
Birth Location: –
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Ira Mead
1779–1780
Birth Location: Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States
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Amelia Root's Ancestors

Self
Amelia Root
1760–1800
Birth Place: Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT
Parents
Benajah Roots
1725–1787
Woodbury, CT
Elizabeth GUERNSEY
1736–1813
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Root
1693–1757
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Ruth HICKOX
1700–1741
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Peter Guernsey
1709–1777
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Anne Gunn
1712–1794
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN ROOTS
1608–1684
Dorcas ABBOTT
1664–1720
Joseph HICKOX
1673–1717
Ruth Fairchild
1678–1727
Joseph Garnsey
1674–1754
Elizabeth Disbrow
1676–1753
Nathaniel Gunn
1684–1764
Hannah Hine
1697–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Russell
1574–1683
George ABBOTT
1615–1681
Mary Weed
1639–1672
Joseph Hickox
1645–1665
Mary Carpenter
1650–1687
Thomas Fairchild
1646–1686
Sarah Preston
1649–
Joseph Garnsey
1649–1730
Hannah Coley
1654–1689
Peter Desborough
1631–1688
Jobamah Gunn
1641–1716
Sarah Lane
1642–1685
Hannah Bristol
1663–1741

Amelia Root's Descendants

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Amelia Root (11 Mar 1760–17 Jun 1800) m. Abner Mead (4 Feb 1756–11 Feb 1813)
  1. 1. Abiel (Pettibone Mead) MD 1789–1857 m. Martha ((Patty)) DAVIS 1796–1861
    1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth Mead) Richardson 1831–1928 m. Throop (Higby) Richardson 1827–1910
      1. 1. (Infant (Daughter)) Richardson 1862–1862
      2. 2. Henry Richardson 1871–1871
      3. 3. Martha (Isabella) Richardson 1877–1954 m. Ernest (Wedgwood) Jackson 1878–1953
        1. 1. Margaret (L) Jackson 1901–1948
        2. 2. Henry (Wedgewood) Jackson 1906–2000 m. Lorna (C) Jackson 1909–
        3. 3. Patricia (Isabella) Jackson 1910–
      4. 4. Cornelia Richardson 1858–1945 m. Edward Fox 1856–1926
        1. 1. Mary (Franklin) Fox 1903–1938 m. John (Cameron) ROCHE 1898–
        2. 2. Helen (Hosmer) Fox 1901–1981 m. Charles (Maxwell) REYNOLDS 1899–1981
        3. 3. Edward (Fox) jr. 1896–1956 m. Roberta GOULD 1892–1970
        4. 4. John (Throop) Fox 1893–1955 m. Hazel Stellman 1891–1943
        5. 5. Jeane (Mead) Fox 1897–1995 m. Frederick (William RUSSELL) Jr. 1894–1939
      5. 5. George (Lynde) RICHARDSON 1866–1916 m. Charlotte (Augusta Jordan) Smith 1869–1950
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lynde) Richardson 1890–1986 m. John (Charles (JC - Jack) Kempvanee) III 1888–1973 m. John (Bonté (Jack)) Parkinson 1890–1947
        2. 2. Phoebe Richardson 1908–1995 m. Thomas (M Kelly) jr 1907–
        3. 3. Elizabeth RICHARDSON 1904–1906
        4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) RICHARDSON 1896–1957 m. Gerald (John) Owens 1892–1980
        5. 5. George (Lynde) RICHARDSON 1895–1971 m. Gertrude Hunt 1896–1982
        6. 6. Charles (Smith) RICHARDSON 1893–1965 m. Virginia Richmond 1897–1974
        7. 7. Ruth RICHARDSON 1891–1895
      6. 6. Bertie RICHARDSON 1864–1865
      7. 7. charles (m) richards 1864–1934 m. Frances (G) Wood 1869–1977
        1. 1. Jack (Fremont) Richardson 1899–1899
        2. 2. Herbert (Wood) Richardson 1894–1959 m. Margaret (Moss Maxey) Richardson 1906–1984 m. Maria (Fearn Anderson MIDDLETON) RIchardson 1893–1941
        3. 3. George (M) Richardson 1892–1977 m. Lorena (L SANDERS) Richardson 1905–2001 m. Louise Thompson 1895–1932
    2. 2. Cornelia (Whollen) Mead 1833–1899 m. Lucius (Crosby) Barrows 1826–1895 m. Moses Noerr 1833–1918
      1. 1. Mary Barrows 1866–
      2. 2. Jessie Barrows 1868–
    3. 3. Charles (Davis) Mead 1828–1908 m. Minerva (Phebe) HARRINGTON 1837–1907
      1. 1. Annie (Minerva) Mead 1875–1955 m. James (Walter) Fertig 1859–1922
        1. 1. Ruth (Mead Fertig) Wilhelmy 1903–1964 m. Ernst Wilhelmy 1902–1937
      2. 2. Albert (Davis) Mead 1869–1946 m. Ada (Geneva) Wing 1864–1946
      3. 3. Giles (Willis) Mead 1866–1937 m. Eliese (G) Mead 1896– m. Florence (C) Ford 1865–1921
        1. 1. Florence (E) Mead 1926–
      4. 4. Laura (A) Mead 1863–1886
      5. 5. Martha (Isabella) Mead 1861–1909
      6. 6. Charles (A) Mead 1859– m. Edna (A) Carman 1872–1942
        1. 1. Charles (Sanford) Mead 1889–
        2. 2. Donna Mead 1894–
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Mead 1826–1891 m. Sanford (Byron) French 1823–1909
      1. 1. Mary (Eliza) FRENCH 1849–1932 m. James (Morgan) SHERMAN 1842–1920
        1. 1. Martin (Edwin) Sherman 1878–1956
        2. 2. Mary (French) Sherman 1880–
        3. 3. Edwin (Morgan) Sherman 1874–1956 m. Helen (Louise) Harsha 1880–1959
        4. 4. Roger Sherman 1877–1947 m. Martha (Eveline) Tucker 1877–
        5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Sherman 1878–1950 m. John (Edward) Dixon 1877–1961
      2. 2. Charles (Sanford) FRENCH 1854–1890 m. Helen (Mabel) SHERMAN 1862–1890
        1. 1. Helen French 1889– m. Lot (Myrven) Isaacs 1884–
        2. 2. Charles (Sanford) French 1890–1890
    5. 5. Sarah (A) Mead 1823–1918 m. Herman (Ball) HALE 1821–1885
      1. 1. Fred (M) Hale 1861–
    6. 6. Jane (M) Mead 1820–1898 m. John (B) FRENCH 1799–1875 m. John (Spaulding) French 1819–1893
      1. 1. Ernest (L) French 1857–
    7. 7. Isabella (G) Mead 1818–1848 m. Calvin (Brainerd) Cady 1809–1889
      1. 1. Cordelia (P) Cady 1833–
      2. 2. Edwin Cady 1836– m. Amanda (S) Colcord 1834–
        1. 1. Edwin (A.) Cady 1860–
        2. 2. John (C.) Cady 1863–
  2. 2. Peter (P.) Mead 1793–1794
  3. 3. Philena Mead 1791–1813
  4. 4. Laura Mead 1787–1857 m. Solomon COOK 1783–
    1. 1. Philena Cook 1809–
  5. 5. Abner Mead 1785–1859 m. Nancy Rowley 1787–1840
    1. 1. Harriet Mead 1808–1877 m. rev (J.C.) Parmalee 1799–
      1. 1. Charles Parmalee 1832–
      2. 2. Harriet (W) Parmalee 1835–
    2. 2. Charity (Rowley) Mead 1810–1896 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Blanchard 1800–
      1. 1. Chalon Blanchard 1837–1883 m. Ellen (Maria) Reynolds 1838–1924
        1. 1. Franklin (Reynolds) Blanchard 1868–1934 m. Mary (Persis) Hewitt 1871–1952
    3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Mead 1815–1890 m. Ellen Boardman 1816–1900
      1. 1. Charity (R.) Mead 1858–
      2. 2. John (Harris) Mead 1848–1915 m. Mary Flowers 1850–1935
        1. 1. Richard Mead 1881–1975 m. Grace (Irene) Walker 1881–
    4. 4. Roswell (Rowley) Mead 1818–1875 m. Lydia (Ann) Gorham 1818–1841 m. Mary (Lorett) Hewett 1822–
      1. 1. John (Abner Mead) MD 1841–1920 m. Mary (Madelia) Sherman 1844–1923
        1. 1. Mary (Sherman) Mead 1878– m. Earl (B) Hinsman 1874–
      2. 2. Nancy (Lurena) Mead 1844–1906 m. George (A.) Mietzke 1838–
      3. 3. Roswell (Rowley) Mead 1852–1889 m. Stella (A) Morgan 1858–1920
        1. 1. Roswell (Rosell Rowley) Mead 1879–
        2. 2. Charles (A) Mead 1876–1976
        3. 3. George (Fred) Mead 1879–1913 m. Mabel (F) Smith 1880–
        4. 4. Carrie (A) Mead 1884–1938 m. William (Austin) Hendrick 1875–1940
    5. 5. John (W H) Mead 1820–1840
  6. 6. Truman Mead 1783–1784
  7. 7. Elizabeth Mead 1781–
  8. 8. Ira Mead 1779–1780 m. Cynthia (Synthia) Mills 1774–
    1. 1. Abner (R) Mead 1813–1895 m. Barbara Klopfenstein 1813–1860
      1. 1. Cynthis (L Meade) Meade 1838–1907
      2. 2. Joseph (M) Mead 1840–1864
      3. 3. Mary (A) Mead 1842–
      4. 4. Truman (Dt) Meade 1844–
      5. 5. Charles (C) Mead 1846–
      6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Mead 1849–
      7. 7. Martha (J) Mead 1852–
      8. 8. Flora Mead 1856–
      9. 9. Catherine (Josie) Mead 1858–
    2. 2. Cynthia (Lavina) Mead 1806–1876
    3. 3. Truman (Perry) Mead 1815–1894

Amelia Root's Timeline

2 Records

1760
11 Mar 1760
Birth of Amelia Root in Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT
Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT
1800
17 Jun 1800
Age 40
Death of Amelia Root in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1760
    Event Place: Simsbury, Of Rutland, Rutland, VT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History and genealogy of the Mead family : of Fairfield County, Connecticut, eastern New York, western Vermont and western Penn

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1800
    Event Place: Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 097 : 1912
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