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Minnie Clarissa Root 1856–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAY 1856

Birth Location: Pekin, N. Y.

Death Date: 15 JAN 1949

Death Location: Roanoke, Va.

Father: Thomas Root

Mother: Martha Orton

Spouse(s): Washington Burns

Children(s): Bernice Burns, Dorothy Burns, Lucia Burns, Marian Burns, Thomas Burns

Minnie Clarissa Root was born in 1856 in Pekin, N. Y., the child of Thomas Root And Martha Brown Orton. In 1860, Minnie Clarissa Root resided in Town of Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States. In 1865, Minnie Clarissa Root resided in , Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States. Minnie Clarissa Root married Washington Irving Burns, and had children including Bernice Hubbard Burns, Dorothy Agnes Burns, Lucia Agnes Burns, Marian Alice Burns, Thomas Irving Burns. Minnie Clarissa Root passed away in 1949 in Roanoke, Va..

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Biography

  • Minnie Clarissa Root was born in 1856 in Pekin, N. Y., the child of Thomas Root And Martha Brown Orton.
  • In 1860, Minnie Clarissa Root resided in Town of Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States.
  • In 1865, Minnie Clarissa Root resided in , Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States.
  • Minnie Clarissa Root married Washington Irving Burns, and had children including Bernice Hubbard Burns, Dorothy Agnes Burns, Lucia Agnes Burns, Marian Alice Burns, Thomas Irving Burns.
  • Minnie Clarissa Root passed away in 1949 in Roanoke, Va..

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Root
1817–1903
Birth Location: Onondaga, N. Y.
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Martha Orton
1821–1906
Birth Location: Pekin, N. Y.
MO

Spouses(s)

Washington Burns
1855–1915
Birth Location: Pekin, N. Y.
WB

Children(s)

Bernice Burns
1899–1900
Birth Location: –
BB
Dorothy Burns
1886–1887
Birth Location: –
DB
Lucia Burns
1888–1889
Birth Location: –
LB
Marian Burns
1881–1882
Birth Location: Michigan
MB
Thomas Burns
1890–1952
Birth Location: Sherman, Mi.
TB

Minnie Root's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Root
1856–1949
Birth Place: Pekin, N. Y.
Parents
Thomas Root
1817–1903
Onondaga, N. Y.
Martha (Brown) Orton
1821–1906
Pekin, N. Y.
Grandparents
Myron Orton
1784–1873
Shaftsbury, Vt.
Mary Hoit
1791–1868
St. Albans, Vt.
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Orton
1754–1797
Naomi Hard
1764–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Orton
1717–1795
Abigail Woodruff
1706–1754

Minnie Root's Descendants

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Minnie (Clarissa) Root (24 MAY 1856–15 JAN 1949) m. Washington (Irving) Burns (24 JAN 1855–1 MAR 1915)
  1. 1. Bernice (Hubbard) Burns 1899–1900
  2. 2. Dorothy (Agnes) Burns 1886–1887
  3. 3. Lucia (Agnes) Burns 1888–1889
  4. 4. Marian (Alice) Burns 1881–1882 m. Harry (J.) Paddock 1861–1937 m. Fred (Hubert) Wilcox 1871–1966
  5. 5. Thomas (Irving) Burns 1890–1952 m. Hester Howard 1882–1955

Minnie Root's Timeline

11 Records

1856
24 MAY 1856
Birth of Minnie Clarissa Root in Pekin, N. Y.
Pekin, N. Y.
1860
1860
Age 4
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Town of Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
Town of Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
1865
1865
Age 9
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in , Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
, Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
1870
1870
Age 14
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
1875
1875
Age 19
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
1880
1880
Age 24
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Cleon, Wexford, Michigan, United States
Cleon, Wexford, Michigan, United States
1900
1900
Age 44
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in King Township Harvel village (part), Christian, Illinois, United States
King Township Harvel village (part), Christian, Illinois, United States
1910
1910
Age 54
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1920
1920
Age 64
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Roanoke Highland Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, United States
Roanoke Highland Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 74
Minnie Clarissa Root resided here in Roanoke, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States
Roanoke, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States
1949
15 JAN 1949
Age 93
Death of Minnie Clarissa Root in Roanoke, Va.
Roanoke, Va.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1856
    Event Place: Pekin, N. Y.
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 60, Ed. 1, Tree #1117
    [2] 1117a.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1949

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount View Cemetery, Pekin, Niagara, New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1949
    Event Place: Roanoke, Va.
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 60, Ed. 1, Tree #1117
    [2] 1117a.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Town of Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: , Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cleon, Wexford, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: King Township Harvel village (part), Christian, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Roanoke Highland Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, United States
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