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Jacob Root 1661–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 9 Aug 1731

Death Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Kilbourne

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In 1661, Jacob Root entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, born to John Root Ii And Mary Kilbourne. Jacob Root passed away in 1731 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1661, Jacob Root entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, born to John Root Ii And Mary Kilbourne.
  • Jacob Root passed away in 1731 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Jacob Root's Ancestors

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Jacob Root
1661–1731
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
John Root II
1608–1684
Badby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Kilbourne
1619–1697
Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England
Grandparents
John (Root (Roote, Toote)) Sr
1608–1684
Badby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Mary (Ann) Russell
1574–1683
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Thomas Kilbourne
1578–1640
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
Frances Moody
1584–1650
Moulton, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Routtes)
1555–1609
Ann (ROUTTES)
1550–1610
Henrie Rushall
1550–1623
Winifred Balle
1550–1620
John Kilbourne
1553–1591
Anne Collyn
1543–1592
George Moody
1560–1607
Margaret Chenery
1560–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rushall
1535–1597
Margery Patching
1536–1602
Richard Ball
1515–1550
Elizabeth Goodman
1520–1590
Wyliam Collyns
1528–1576
Margaret Estcott
1520–1594

Jacob Root's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Jacob Root in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1731
9 Aug 1731
Age 70
Death of Jacob Root in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1731
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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