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Amos C Root 1846–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1846

Birth Location: Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 May 1865

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Justus Root

Mother: Dexey Root

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Amos C Root was born in 1846 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Justus Lyons Root And Dexey Mae Root. Amos C Root passed away in 1865 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Amos C Root was born in 1846 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Justus Lyons Root And Dexey Mae Root.
  • Amos C Root passed away in 1865 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Amos Root's Ancestors

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Amos Root
1846–1865
Birth Place: Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Justus Lyons Root
1818–1897
Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States
Dexey (Mae) Root
1825–1858
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Root
1792–1875
Greenville, Greene, New York, United States
Martha Lyons
1795–1849
Tioga, Tioga, New York, United States
Levi Hardy
1787–1860
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sally Hardy
1791–1860
Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rufus Hardy
1759–1814
Lucy Livermore
1756–1810
Samuel Borden
1740–1812
Mary Selden
1740–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Borden
1704–1741
Mary Fox
1710–
Captain Selden
1717–1794
Rebecca Walkley
1717–1799

Amos Root's Timeline

3 Records

1846
6 Apr 1846
Birth of Amos C Root in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
1865
7 May 1865
Age 19
Death of Amos C Root in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
1865
7 May 1865
Age 19
Death of Amos C Root in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1865
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1865
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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