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Josiah Root 1642–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1642

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: Bef 1683

Death Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachuetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Josiah Rootes

Mother: Susannah Clark

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In 1642, Josiah Root entered the world in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, born to Josiah Rootes And Susannah Clark. Josiah Root passed away in 1683 in Beverly, Essex, Massachuetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1642, Josiah Root entered the world in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, born to Josiah Rootes And Susannah Clark.
  • Josiah Root passed away in 1683 in Beverly, Essex, Massachuetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Josiah Root's Ancestors

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Josiah Root
1642–1683
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Josiah Rootes
1612–1683
Great Chart, Kent, England
Susannah Clark
1621–1692
Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Rootes
1582–1613
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Emma Norrington
1583–1646
Kennington, Kent, England
Thomas Clark
1583–1674
Wrotham, Kent, England
Sarah
1600–1670
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rootes
1552–
Alice Rogers
1554–1610
Thomas Norrington
1555–1601
Mildred Turner
1557–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rogers
1520–1568
Margaret Martin
1522–1571
Henry Norrington
1507–1602
Emma
1537–1596

Josiah Root's Timeline

3 Records

1642
Abt 1642
Birth of Josiah Root in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1648
10 Sep 1648
Age 6
Josiah Root was christened in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1683
Bef 1683
Age 41
Death of Josiah Root in Beverly, Essex, Massachuetts Bay, British Colonial America
Beverly, Essex, Massachuetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1642
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Josiah Root, person ID LVSP-FBD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1648
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Josiah Root, person ID LVSP-FBD.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1683
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachuetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Josiah Root, person ID LVSP-FBD.

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