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Joel Root 1778–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1778

Birth Location: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1847

Death Location: New York

Father: Asahel Root

Mother: Sally Sutherland

Spouse(s): Affa Brown

Children(s):

The story of Joel Root began in 1778 in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA. Joel Root married Affa Brown. Joel Root passed away in 1847 in New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Root began in 1778 in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA.
  • Joel Root married Affa Brown.
  • Joel Root passed away in 1847 in New York.

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Joel Root's Ancestors

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Joel Root
1778–1847
Birth Place: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA
Parents
Asahel Root
1752–1835
Gilead, Connecticut
Sally Sutherland
1760–1842
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York
Grandparents
Jacob (Root) III
1710–1795
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Lucy Burnham
1712–1797
Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut
Roger Sutherland
1719–1798
Bengall, Dutchess, New York
Mary Scofield
1731–
Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Jacob II
1687–1766
Sarah Goodale
1687–1731
William Reverand
1684–1750
Hannah Wolcott
1684–1747
William II
1690–1772
Hannah Avery
1700–1752
Richard Schofield
1704–1766
John Mohawk
–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob I
1661–1731
Mary Frary
1662–1743
Richard Goodale
1655–1727
Mary Cole
1658–1688
William Rev
1652–1730
Elizabeth Loomis
1655–1717
Samuel I
1656–1695
Judith Appleton
1653–1741
William I
1650–1724
Margaret Toshack
1656–1715

Joel Root's Timeline

2 Records

1778
7 Apr 1778
Birth of Joel Root in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA
1847
15 Jan 1847
Age 69
Death of Joel Root in New York
New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1778
    Event Place: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1847
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)

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