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Margaret Root 1691–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1691

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: Jun 1793

Death Location: Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Jacob Root

Mother: Mary Frary

Spouse(s): Stephen Heard

Children(s): Mary Bruce, Jesse Heard, Ann Heard, Abraham Heard, James Heard, George Heard, John Heard, Susannah Heard, Charles Heard, Elizabeth Brady, Jesse Heard, Stephen Heard, Mary Heard, George HEARD, Richard Heard, Austin Heard, Elizabeth Heard, Bridget Heard, Major Heard

The story of Margaret Root began in 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Margaret Root married Stephen Heard, and had children including Abraham Heard, Ann Heard, Austin Heard, Bridget Stanton Heard, Charles Heard, Elizabeth Gilmore Heard, Elizabeth Margaret Brady, George Heard, James Heard, Jesse Faulkner Heard, Jesse Heard, John Heard, Major Barnard Heard, Mary Bruce, Mary Heard, Richard Heard, Stephen Heard, Susannah Heard. Margaret Root passed away in 1793 in Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Root began in 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
  • Margaret Root married Stephen Heard, and had children including Abraham Heard, Ann Heard, Austin Heard, Bridget Stanton Heard, Charles Heard, Elizabeth Gilmore Heard, Elizabeth Margaret Brady, George Heard, James Heard, Jesse Faulkner Heard, Jesse Heard, John Heard, Major Barnard Heard, Mary Bruce, Mary Heard, Richard Heard, Stephen Heard, Susannah Heard.
  • Margaret Root passed away in 1793 in Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Margaret Root's Ancestors

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Margaret Root
1691–1793
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Parents
Jacob Root
1661–1731
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Mercy) Frary
1662–1744
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Root
1605–1694
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Gale
1618–1691
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Samson Frary
1641–1704
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Daniel
1642–1704
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gale
1593–1655
Anne Clerke
1594–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Root's Descendants

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Margaret Root (Oct 1691–Jun 1793) m. Stephen Heard (1695–29 Oct 1774)
  1. 1. Mary Bruce 1752–1788
  2. 2. Jesse Heard 1749–1801
  3. 3. Ann Heard 1744–1821
  4. 4. Abraham Heard 1739–1761
  5. 5. James Heard 1740–1761
  6. 6. George Heard 1744–1791
  7. 7. John Heard 1745–1797
  8. 8. Susannah Heard 1750–1795
  9. 9. Charles Heard 1645–1748
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Margaret) Brady 1719–1760
  11. 11. Jesse (Faulkner) Heard 1748–1803
  12. 12. Stephen Heard 1741–1815
  13. 13. Mary Heard 1738–1744
  14. 14. George HEARD 1701–1791
  15. 15. Richard Heard 1759–1784
  16. 16. Austin Heard 1739–
  17. 17. Elizabeth (Gilmore) Heard 1756–1830
  18. 18. Bridget (Stanton) Heard 1741–1787
  19. 19. Major (Barnard) Heard 1739–1784

Margaret Root's Timeline

2 Records

1691
Oct 1691
Birth of Margaret Root in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1793
Jun 1793
Age 102
Death of Margaret Root in Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut
Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1691
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1793
    Event Place: Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut

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