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Elihu Root 1772–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1772

Birth Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 1843

Death Location: Vernon, New York

Father: James Root

Mother: Lydia Robb

Spouse(s): Achsah Pomeroy

Children(s): Oren Root

The story of Elihu Root began in 1772 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. Elihu Root married Achsah Pomeroy, and had children including Oren Root. Elihu Root passed away in 1843 in Vernon, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Elihu Root began in 1772 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elihu Root married Achsah Pomeroy, and had children including Oren Root.
  • Elihu Root passed away in 1843 in Vernon, New York.

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Elihu Root's Ancestors

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Elihu Root
1772–1843
Birth Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Root
1747–1802
Westfield, Hampden, MA, USA
Lydia (Nammie) Robb
1749–1788
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hewit Root
1724–1788
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Experience Pomeroy
1723–1777
Suffield, Hartford, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Root
1676–1744
Mary Leonard
1687–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roote
1648–1709
Mary Gridley
1652–1673

Elihu Root's Descendants

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Elihu Root (Mar 1772–10 Jul 1843) m. Achsah Pomeroy (7 Oct 1777–28 Dec 1856)
  1. 1. Oren Root 1803–1885 m. Nancy (Whitney) Buttrick 1815–1891
    1. 1. Elihu Root 1845–1937

Elihu Root's Timeline

2 Records

1772
Mar 1772
Birth of Elihu Root in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1843
10 Jul 1843
Age 71
Death of Elihu Root in Vernon, New York
Vernon, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1772
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland; 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1843
    Event Place: Vernon, New York
    Record Source: 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland; 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850

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