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Joshua Root 1682–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 NOV 1682

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden Co., MA

Death Date: 28 SEP 1730

Death Location: Great Barrington, MA

Father: John Root

Mother: Mary Unknown

Spouse(s): Margaret Unknown

Children(s): Experience Root

Joshua Root was born in 1682 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, the child of John Root And Mary Unknown. Joshua Root married Margaret Unknown, and had children including Experience Root. Joshua Root passed away in 1730 in Great Barrington, MA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Root was born in 1682 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, the child of John Root And Mary Unknown.
  • Joshua Root married Margaret Unknown, and had children including Experience Root.
  • Joshua Root passed away in 1730 in Great Barrington, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Root
Birth Location: –
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Mary Unknown
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Unknown
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Experience Root
1723–1797
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden Co., MA
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Joshua Root's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Root
1682–1730
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden Co., MA
Parents
John Root
Mary Unknown
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Root's Descendants

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Joshua Root (23 NOV 1682–28 SEP 1730) m. Margaret Unknown (–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Experience Root 1723–1797 m. Simeon Stiles 1726–1808
    1. 1. Ephraim Stiles 1761–1844 m. Esther Moseley 1761–1843
      1. 1. Maria Stiles 1798–1835 m. Asa ((Rev.)) Phelps 1792–
        1. 1. Chester Phelps 1818–1891 m. Kelly (Emily) Harding
        2. 2. Lora Phelps 1819–1902 m. Abel Hungerford
        3. 3. Silas Phelps 1822– m. Harriet Lewis 1837–
        4. 4. Mary (Maria) Phelps 1823–1883 m. William (Alonzo) Root 1819–1901
        5. 5. Hiram (M.) Phelps 1826– m. Rebecca Kirby
        6. 6. Charles (Stiles) Phelps 1828–1864 m. Mary (E.) Bingham
        7. 7. Julia (Ann) Phelps 1832–1875 m. William Downs
        8. 8. Laura Phelps 1835–1875
      2. 2. Laura Stiles 1796– m. Calvin Phelps 1790–
        1. 1. Esther (Stiles) Phelps 1815–1836
        2. 2. Lydia (Deziah) Phelps 1817–1817
        3. 3. Asa (Moss) Phelps 1819–1834
        4. 4. Ager (Noble) Phelps 1821–1836
        5. 5. Laura (Ann) Phelps 1824– m. James (W.) Mountjoy m. Philip Burlingham 1806–1885
        6. 6. Cordent (Adaline) Phelps 1827–1827
        7. 7. Phoebe (Maranda) Phelps 1828–1829
        8. 8. Charity (Mandana) Phelps 1830– m. Philip Burlingham 1806–1885 m. Justin Scott 1824– m. William Clinchman
      3. 3. Charles Stiles 1788–1858 m. Sophia Stevens –1868
        1. 1. Sophia Stiles 1813–1846 m. Asa (P.) Brayton
      4. 4. Lydia Stiles 1789– m. Royal Perkins
      5. 5. Pamelia Stiles 1792– m. Peter Downs
      6. 6. Chester Stiles 1793– m. Unknown Cole
      7. 7. Margaret Stiles 1794–1853 m. Martin Shaw
      8. 8. Anna Stiles 1800–1836 m. Isaac Bailey
      9. 9. Esther Stiles 1802– m. John (Wesley) Downs
      10. 10. Julia Stiles 1804– m. Daniel Worden
        1. 1. Julia Worden 1838–1886 m. William Burns
      11. 11. Lavinia Stiles 1807–1874 m. Noah Shaw 1809–
        1. 1. Esther Shaw
    2. 2. Mercy Stiles 1752–1753
    3. 3. Margaret Stiles 1754–1782
    4. 4. Experience Stiles 1755–1841
    5. 5. Simeon Stiles 1757–1818
    6. 6. John Stiles 1760–1837
    7. 7. Enoch Stiles 1763–

Joshua Root's Timeline

2 Records

1682
23 NOV 1682
Birth of Joshua Root in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA
Westfield, Hampden Co., MA
1730
28 SEP 1730
Age 48
Death of Joshua Root in Great Barrington, MA
Great Barrington, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1682
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden Co., MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1730
    Event Place: Great Barrington, MA
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