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John Root 1642–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1642

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 September 1687

Death Location: Westfield, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Spouse(s): Mary Ashley

Children(s): Samuel Root

John Root was born in 1642 in Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Root And Mary Kilbourne. John Root married Mary Ashley, and had children including Samuel Root. John Root passed away in 1687 in Westfield, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Root was born in 1642 in Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Root And Mary Kilbourne.
  • John Root married Mary Ashley, and had children including Samuel Root.
  • John Root passed away in 1687 in Westfield, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Root
1642–1687
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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John Root's Descendants

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John Root (23 December 1642–24 September 1687) m. Mary Ashley (6 Apr 1644–9 Mar 1701)
  1. 1. Samuel Root 1675–1756

John Root's Timeline

2 Records

1642
23 December 1642
Birth of John Root in Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
1687
24 September 1687
Age 45
Death of John Root in Westfield, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Westfield, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1642
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 149
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A branch of the Root family
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1687
    Event Place: Westfield, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A branch of the Root family
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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