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Dorcas Angelina Root 1825 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1825

Birth Location: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America

Death Date: 2 March 1872

Death Location: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Father: Joseph Stowell

Mother: Rachel Livingstone

Spouse(s): William Root

Children(s): Mortimer Root, Fannie Root, Amanda Root, Lucy Root, Almond Root, Mary Root, Alexander Root, Minerva Root, Arminda Root

Dorcas Angelina Root was born in 1825 in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of Joseph Salu Stowell and Rachel Livingstone. In 1870, Dorcas Angelina Root resided in Greenfield, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. Dorcas Angelina Root married William L. Root, and had children including Mortimer Fredrick Root, Fannie Melvina (Fanny) Root, Amanda F. Root, Lucy Jane Root, Almond L Root, Mary Lodeska Root, Alexander L Root, Minerva Root, Arminda Root. Dorcas Angelina Root passed away in 1872 in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Angelina Root was born in 1825 in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of Joseph Salu Stowell and Rachel Livingstone.
  • In 1870, Dorcas Angelina Root resided in Greenfield, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Dorcas Angelina Root married William L. Root, and had children including Mortimer Fredrick Root, Fannie Melvina (Fanny) Root, Amanda F. Root, Lucy Jane Root, Almond L Root, Mary Lodeska Root, Alexander L Root, Minerva Root, Arminda Root.
  • Dorcas Angelina Root passed away in 1872 in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Stowell
1798 – 1864
Birth Location: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont
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Rachel Livingstone
1802 – 1888
Birth Location: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
RL

Spouses(s)

William Root
1822 – 1898
Birth Location: Canada West
WR

Children(s)

Mortimer Root
1848 – 1906
Birth Location: New York
MR
Fannie Root
1849 – 1913
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
FR
Amanda Root
1850 – 1922
Birth Location: Wisconsin
AR
Lucy Root
1856 – 1896
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
LR
Almond Root
1856 – 1921
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
AR
Mary Root
1858 – 1951
Birth Location: Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA
MR
Alexander Root
1861 – 1900
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
AR
Minerva Root
1863 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
MR
Arminda Root
1868 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
AR

Dorcas Root's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Root
1825 – 1872
Birth Place: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Salu Stowell
1798 – 1864
Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont
Rachel Livingstone
1802 – 1888
Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Nathan Stowell
1769 – 1849
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Butterfield
1774 – 1847
Chelmsford,Middlesex,Massachusetts
David Livingston
1775 – 1864
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Rachel Finlay
1777 – 1868
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Stowell
1739 – 1782
Phoebe Root
1735 – 1830
Stephen Butterfield
1736 – 1818
Stephen Butterfield
1736 – 1818
James Livingston
1741 –
Margaret Wanless
1742 – 1826
Thomas Finlay
1749 –
Rachel Niven
1745 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Root
1705 – 1789
Samuel Root
1705 – 1789
David Finlay
1706 –
Marjory Thomson
1709 –

Dorcas Root's Descendants

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Dorcas (Angelina) Root (15 May 1825 – 2 March 1872) m. William (L.) Root (1822 – 8 Feb 1898)
  1. 1. Mortimer (Fredrick) Root (14 Mar 1848 – 12 Nov 1906) m. Emeline (Elizabeth) Bentley (16 May 1865 – 22 Apr 1942)
    1. 1. Otis (William) Root (02 Sep 1884 – 03 Jul 1940) m. Mary (S) Bruce (27 Feb 1884 – 21 Dec 1980)
      1. 1. Vern Root (08 Aug 1903 – 24 Feb 1987) m. Marie (Margaret Louise) Mercy (01 MAY 1910 – 29 Jan 1953)
        1. 1. Edward (Verne) Root (19 November 1929 – 26 Dec 1981) m. Patty (L) Root m. Delores Racehorse (1 Jul 1930 – 30 November 1969) m. Marie Root (abt 1911 – )
        2. 2. Mary Root (abt 1932 – )
        3. 3. Mary Root (abt 1932 – )
        4. 4. Grace Root (abt 1934 – )
        5. 5. Grace Root (abt 1934 – )
        6. 6. John (Otis) Root (13 September 1935 – 28 August 2019)
        7. 7. John Root (abt 1936 – )
        8. 8. Helen Root (abt 1938 – )
        9. 9. Helen Root (abt 1938 – )
        10. 10. Edna Root (abt 1939 – )
        11. 11. Edna Root (abt 1939 – )
      2. 2. Mabel Root (25 Nov 1904 – 09 Aug 1966)
      3. 3. Clarence (D) Root (23 Nov 1907 – 14 Dec 1978)
      4. 4. Ralph (W) Root (08 Mar 1913 – 18 Apr 1995)
  2. 2. Fannie (Melvina (Fanny)) Root (23 April 1849 – 21 Oct 1913)
  3. 3. Amanda (F.) Root (abt 1850 – 29 May 1922)
  4. 4. Lucy (Jane) Root (abt 1856 – Abt 1896)
  5. 5. Almond (L) Root (May 1856 – 1921)
  6. 6. Mary (Lodeska) Root (7 July 1858 – 14 Dec 1951)
  7. 7. Alexander (L) Root (abt 1861 – Aft. 1900)
  8. 8. Minerva Root (abt 1863 – )
  9. 9. Arminda Root (abt 1868 – )

Dorcas Root's Timeline

3 Records

1825
15 May 1825
Birth of Dorcas Angelina Root in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America
Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 45
Dorcas Angelina Root resided here in Greenfield, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Greenfield, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
1872
2 March 1872
Age 47
Death of Dorcas Angelina Root in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1825
    Event Place: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Greenfield, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1872
    Event Place: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hale Corner, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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