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Elihu Root 1845–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1845

Birth Location: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 7 February 1937

Death Location: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America

Father: Oren Root

Mother: Nancy Buttrick

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In 1845, Elihu Root entered the world in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America, born to Oren Root And Nancy Whitney Buttrick. Elihu Root passed away in 1937 in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Elihu Root entered the world in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America, born to Oren Root And Nancy Whitney Buttrick.
  • Elihu Root passed away in 1937 in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America.

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Elihu Root's Ancestors

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Elihu Root
1845–1937
Birth Place: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Oren Root
1803–1885
Vernon, Oneida, New York, USA
Nancy (Whitney) Buttrick
1814–1897
Grandparents
Elihu Root
1772–1843
Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Achsah Pomeroy
1777–1856
Suffield, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Root
1747–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hewit Root
1724–1788
Experience Pomeroy
1723–

Elihu Root's Timeline

2 Records

1845
15 Feb 1845
Birth of Elihu Root in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
1937
7 February 1937
Age 92
Death of Elihu Root in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1937
    Event Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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