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Jonathan Root 1707–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1707

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1794

Death Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Timothy Root

Mother: Margaret Seymour

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Jonathan Root was born in 1707 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Timothy Root And Margaret Seymour. Jonathan Root passed away in 1794 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Root was born in 1707 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Timothy Root And Margaret Seymour.
  • Jonathan Root passed away in 1794 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Jonathan Root's Ancestors

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Jonathan Root
1707–1794
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Timothy Root
1681–1713
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Margaret Seymour
1675–1751
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Seymour
1639–1712
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Watson
1644–1712
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Seymour
1604–1655
Mercy Ruscoe
1610–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Seymour
1573–1637
Elizabeth Waller
1578–1630
Roger Ruscoe
1585–1618
Sarah Hemming
1587–1618

Jonathan Root's Timeline

2 Records

1707
20 Dec 1707
Birth of Jonathan Root in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1794
17 Aug 1794
Age 87
Death of Jonathan Root in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1707
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1794
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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