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Joshua Root 1682–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1682

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Death Date: Sept 28 1730

Death Location: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Father: John Root

Mother: Mary Ashley

Spouse(s): Margaret Gilbert

Children(s): Hannah Root, Ruth Root

Joshua Root was born in 1682 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, the child of John Root And Mary Ashley. Joshua Root married Margaret Gilbert, and had children including Hannah Root, Ruth Root. Joshua Root passed away in 1730 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Joshua Root was born in 1682 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, the child of John Root And Mary Ashley.
  • Joshua Root married Margaret Gilbert, and had children including Hannah Root, Ruth Root.
  • Joshua Root passed away in 1730 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Root
1642–1687
Birth Location: Westfield, hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Ashley
1644–1701
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gilbert
1693–
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Root
1718–1754
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Ruth Root
1722–1817
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Joshua Root's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Root
1682–1730
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Parents
John Root
1642–1687
Westfield, hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Ashley
1644–1701
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Root
1608–1684
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Kilborne
1619–1697
Woodditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kilborne
1578–1637
Frances Moody
1584–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Moody
1559–1607
Margaret Chenery
1560–1603

Joshua Root's Descendants

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Joshua Root (23 Nov 1682–Sept 28 1730) m. Margaret Gilbert (27 Mar 1693–)
  1. 1. Hannah Root 1718–1754 m. David Weller 1713–1789
    1. 1. Hannah Weller 1743–1842 m. Paul Noble 1740–1795
      1. 1. Esther Noble 1768–1856 m. Jared Shepard 1768–1835
        1. 1. Julia Shepard 1796–1879 m. Thomas Loomis 1791–1854
  2. 2. Ruth Root 1722–1817 m. Silas Kellogg 1714–1792
    1. 1. Ephraim Kellogg 1740–1819 m. Ruth Hosmer 1745–1818
      1. 1. Ephraim (Kellogg) Jr. 1776–1844 m. Jane Ashley 1777–1850
        1. 1. Edward Kellogg 1799–1851 m. Jane Hall 1804–1848

Joshua Root's Timeline

2 Records

1682
23 Nov 1682
Birth of Joshua Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1730
Sept 28 1730
Age 48
Death of Joshua Root in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1682
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 28 1730
    Event Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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