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Elizabeth "Betsey" Root 1762–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1762

Birth Location: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Ohio, USA

Father: Samuel Root

Mother: Elizabeth Field

Spouse(s): Peter Wolcott

Children(s): Elizabeth (Thompson), Mary Wolcott, Margaret Wolcott, Peter Jr., Huldah (Walker), Eleazur Wolcott, Simeon Wolcott

In 1762, Elizabeth "Betsey" Root entered the world in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, born to Samuel Root And Elizabeth Field. Elizabeth "Betsey" Root married Jonathan Pease, Peter Wolcott, and had children including Alexander Wolcott, Catharine Wolcott, Eleazur Wolcott, Elizabeth Wolcott Thompson, Frances C Wolcott, Huldah Wolcott Walker, Lucretia S Law, Lucy Drake, Margaret Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Peter Wolcott Jr, Simeon Wolcott. Elizabeth "Betsey" Root passed away in 1812 in Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Elizabeth "Betsey" Root entered the world in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, born to Samuel Root And Elizabeth Field.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Root married Jonathan Pease, Peter Wolcott, and had children including Alexander Wolcott, Catharine Wolcott, Eleazur Wolcott, Elizabeth Wolcott Thompson, Frances C Wolcott, Huldah Wolcott Walker, Lucretia S Law, Lucy Drake, Margaret Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Peter Wolcott Jr, Simeon Wolcott.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Root passed away in 1812 in Ohio, USA.

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Elizabeth Root's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Root
1762–1812
Birth Place: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Root
1712–1778
Farmington, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut (now Connecticut)
Elizabeth Field
1740–1785
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Root's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsey") Root (24 Aug 1762–1812) m. Peter Wolcott (05 Dec 1758–23 Feb 1808)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Wolcott) (Thompson) 1788–1874 m. Benoni Thompson 1737–1808
    1. 1. Alexander Thompson 1808–1854 m. Amanda Crane 1812–1889
      1. 1. Susan (Adelaide) Thompson 1845–1920 m. Edward (Wolcott) Marsh 1845–1920
        1. 1. Frank (Thompson) Marsh 1874–1938 m. Caroline (Mathilde) Sorensen 1887–1966
        2. 2. Mary (Ida) Marsh 1875–1971
        3. 3. Edena (Louisa) Marsh 1877–1964
      2. 2. James (Alexander) Thompson 1843–1843
      3. 3. William (Earl) Thompson 1837–1906
      4. 4. Frank (Alexander) Thompson 1848–1910
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson 1835–1922
      6. 6. Dan (Orville) Thompson 1833–1861
      7. 7. Julia (Ann) Thompson 1839–1840
      8. 8. Lizzie (Amanda) Thompson 1850–1854
      9. 9. Anna (Cecelia) Thompson 1841–1912
  2. 2. Mary Wolcott 1799–1800
  3. 3. Margaret Wolcott 1795–1893
  4. 4. Peter (Wolcott) Jr. 1790–1864
  5. 5. Huldah (Wolcott) (Walker) 1786–1808
  6. 6. Eleazur Wolcott 1793–1852
  7. 7. Simeon Wolcott 1802–1835

Elizabeth Root's Timeline

2 Records

1762
24 Aug 1762
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsey" Root in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1812
1812
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth "Betsey" Root in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1762
    Event Place: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: S-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

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