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Dorcas Root 1748–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1748

Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1799

Death Location: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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Dorcas Root was born in 1748 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joshua Root Jr And Sarah Miels. Dorcas Root married Lawrence Lynch, and had children including Lydia Lynch. Dorcas Root passed away in 1799 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • Dorcas Root was born in 1748 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joshua Root Jr And Sarah Miels.
  • Dorcas Root married Lawrence Lynch, and had children including Lydia Lynch.
  • Dorcas Root passed away in 1799 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Dorcas Root
1748–1799
Birth Place: Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
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Dorcas Root's Timeline

2 Records

1748
14 Apr 1748
Birth of Dorcas Root in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
1799
12 Aug 1799
Age 51
Death of Dorcas Root in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1748
    Event Place: Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Grace Younglove

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1799
    Event Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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