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Elihu Root 1772–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Jul 1843

Death Location: Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA

Father: James Root

Mother:

Spouse(s): Achsah Pomeroy

Children(s): Oren Root, Philander 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, Philander Sheldon Root. Elihu Root passed away in 1843 in Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA.

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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, Philander Sheldon Root.
  • Elihu Root passed away in 1843 in Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Root
1747–1802
Birth Location: Westfield, hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Achsah Pomeroy
1777–1856
Birth Location: Suffield, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Oren Root
1803–1885
Birth Location: Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA
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Philander Root
1810–1870
Birth Location: Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA
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Elihu Root's Ancestors

Self
Elihu Root
1772–1843
Birth Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Root
1747–1802
Westfield, hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hewit Root
1724–1788
Experience Pomeroy
1723–
Great-Grandparents
John Root
1676–1744
Mary Leonard
1688–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Root
1648–1709
Mary Spencer
–1690

Elihu Root's Descendants

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Elihu Root (1772–Jul 1843) m. Achsah Pomeroy (7 Oct 1777–28 Dec 1856)
  1. 1. Oren Root 1803–1885 m. Nancy (Whitney) Buttrick 1814–1897
    1. 1. Elihu Root 1845–1937
    2. 2. Oren (Root) Jr 1838–1907
    3. 3. Edward (Walstein) Root 1841–1870
  2. 2. Philander (Sheldon) Root 1810–1870 m. Elizabeth Bloodgood 1808–1891
    1. 1. Louisa Bloodgood 1838–
    2. 2. Ruth (D) Root 1842–
    3. 3. Lynott (Bloodgood) Root 1844–1929 m. Anna (L) Robbins 1848–1936
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Root 1883–1883
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Middleton) Root 1871–1948 m. Henry (Winters) Luce 1868–1941
        1. 1. Henry (Robinson) Luce 1898–1967 m. Clare Luce 1903–1987

Elihu Root's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1843
    Event Place: Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA
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