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Dorcas Root 1718–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1718

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: JOHN JR

Mother: Ruth Hickox

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Children(s): Azubah Royce

Dorcas Root was born in 1718 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Root Jr And Ruth Hickox. Dorcas Root had children including Azubah Royce. Dorcas Root passed away in 1776 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Root was born in 1718 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Root Jr And Ruth Hickox.
  • Dorcas Root had children including Azubah Royce.
  • Dorcas Root passed away in 1776 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Dorcas Root's Ancestors

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Dorcas Root
1718–1776
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
JOHN ROOT JR
1693–1757
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Ruth Hickox
1700–1741
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Roots
1646–1723
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial Era
Great-Grandparents
Susannah Roots
1621–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Root's Descendants

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Dorcas Root (15 Apr 1718–1776)
  1. 1. Azubah Royce 1737–1796 m. John (Logan) Twin 1731–1809
    1. 1. Anna Logan 1770–1852 m. SAMUEL (TUCKER) (Captain) 1761–1832
      1. 1. William (Henry) Tucker 1805–1860 m. Phila Hulbert 1806–1888
        1. 1. Diantha Tucker 1828–1897 m. Orson (B.) Whaley 1824–1862

Dorcas Root's Timeline

2 Records

1718
15 Apr 1718
Birth of Dorcas Root in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1776
1776
Age 58
Death of Dorcas Root in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1718
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

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