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Emily Rietta Root 1815–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1815

Birth Location: New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Death Date: Jul 16, 1886

Death Location: Kentland, Newton, Indiana

Father: Abel Root

Mother: Polly Roberts

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In 1815, Emily Rietta Root entered the world in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, born to Abel Root And Polly Ward Roberts. Emily Rietta Root passed away in 1886 in Kentland, Newton, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Emily Rietta Root entered the world in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, born to Abel Root And Polly Ward Roberts.
  • Emily Rietta Root passed away in 1886 in Kentland, Newton, Indiana.

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Emily Root's Ancestors

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Emily Root
1815–1886
Birth Place: New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Parents
Abel Root
1780–1849
Farmington, Hartford, CT
Polly (Ward) Roberts
1792–1875
Bristol, Hartford, Conn.
Grandparents
Corporal (Joseph) Root
1738–1783
Farmington, Hartford, CT
Martha Moore
1741–1811
Simsbury, Hartford, Conn
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr.
1699–1741
Hannah Wadsworth
1701–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Root's Timeline

2 Records

1815
15 September 1815
Birth of Emily Rietta Root in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
1886
Jul 16, 1886
Age 71
Death of Emily Rietta Root in Kentland, Newton, Indiana
Kentland, Newton, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1815
    Event Place: New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 16, 1886
    Event Place: Kentland, Newton, Indiana

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