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Eliza (Betsey) Root 1825–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Cayuga County, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1865

Death Location: Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel Root

Mother: Almira Webster

Spouse(s): Franklin Chase

Children(s): Etzel Chase, Samuel Chase, Ellen Chase, Henry Chase

In 1825, Eliza (Betsey) Root entered the world in Cayuga County, New York, USA, born to Samuel Gates Root And Almira Webster. Eliza (Betsey) Root married Franklin Sylvester Chase, and had children including Ellen Anne Chase, Etzel Elliot Chase, Henry Willard Chase, Samuel Gates Chase. Eliza (Betsey) Root passed away in 1865 in Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Eliza (Betsey) Root entered the world in Cayuga County, New York, USA, born to Samuel Gates Root And Almira Webster.
  • Eliza (Betsey) Root married Franklin Sylvester Chase, and had children including Ellen Anne Chase, Etzel Elliot Chase, Henry Willard Chase, Samuel Gates Chase.
  • Eliza (Betsey) Root passed away in 1865 in Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Root
1792–1857
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Almira Webster
1804–1876
Birth Location: Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Franklin Chase
1815–1884
Birth Location: Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Etzel Chase
1860–1925
Birth Location: Boone County, Illinois, USA
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Samuel Chase
1845–1899
Birth Location: Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA
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Ellen Chase
1850–1929
Birth Location: Boone County, Illinois, USA
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Henry Chase
1847–1906
Birth Location: Durand, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
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Eliza Root's Ancestors

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Eliza Root
1825–1865
Birth Place: Cayuga County, New York, USA
Parents
Samuel Gates Root
1792–1857
Connecticut, USA
Almira Webster
1804–1876
Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, USA
Grandparents
Ann Keeler
1780–1862
Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Couch
1758–1834
Abigail Webster
1759–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Couch
1713–1796
Sarah Dix
1717–1787
Jonathan Webster
1739–1770
Agnes Densmore
1737–1769

Eliza Root's Descendants

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Eliza ((Betsey)) Root (1825–18 May 1865) m. Franklin (Sylvester) Chase (1815–23 Jan 1884)
  1. 1. Etzel (Elliot) Chase 1860–1925
    1. 1. Harold (Gale) Chase 1905–1989 m. Inga (Marie) Gunderson 1908–1997
      1. 1. Etzel (Nels) Chase 1931–2006
  2. 2. Samuel (Gates) Chase 1845–1899
  3. 3. Ellen (Anne) Chase 1850–1929
  4. 4. Henry (Willard) Chase 1847–1906

Eliza Root's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Eliza (Betsey) Root in Cayuga County, New York, USA
Cayuga County, New York, USA
1865
18 May 1865
Age 40
Death of Eliza (Betsey) Root in Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA
Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Cayuga County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1865
    Event Place: Bonus, Boone, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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