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Ruth Ann Root 1766–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Mar 1766

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Wilkesville, Vinton, Ohio, USA

Father: John Root

Mother: Elizabeth Mabel

Spouse(s): James Blakely

Children(s): Abraham Blakely, Zerah Blakely, Polly Blakely, Betsy Blakely, Mabel Blakely, Franklin Blakely, James Jr.

In 1766, Ruth Ann Root entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to John Root And Elizabeth Mabel. Ruth Ann Root married James Blakely, and had children including Abraham Blakely, Betsy Root Blakely, Franklin Blakely, James Blakely Jr, Mabel Blakely, Polly Blakely, Zerah Franklin Blakely. Ruth Ann Root passed away in 1841 in Wilkesville, Vinton, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1766, Ruth Ann Root entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to John Root And Elizabeth Mabel.
  • Ruth Ann Root married James Blakely, and had children including Abraham Blakely, Betsy Root Blakely, Franklin Blakely, James Blakely Jr, Mabel Blakely, Polly Blakely, Zerah Franklin Blakely.
  • Ruth Ann Root passed away in 1841 in Wilkesville, Vinton, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Root
1725–1800
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
JR
Elizabeth Mabel
1733–
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

James Blakely
1760–1836
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
JB

Children(s)

Abraham Blakely
1811–1864
Birth Location: Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA
AB
Zerah Blakely
1797–1865
Birth Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
ZB
Polly Blakely
1790–1832
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield Co, CT
PB
Betsy Blakely
1785–1857
Birth Location: Rutland County, Vermont, USA
BB
Mabel Blakely
1789–1842
Birth Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
MB
Franklin Blakely
1802–1818
Birth Location: Homer, New York
FB
James Jr.
1799–1879
Birth Location: West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
JJ

Ruth Root's Ancestors

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Ruth Root
1766–1841
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Root
1725–1800
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Mabel
1733–
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Root's Descendants

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Ruth (Ann) Root (09 Mar 1766–1841) m. James Blakely (26 Oct 1760–11 Mar 1836)
  1. 1. Abraham Blakely 1811–1864 m. Hulda (Rachel) Deery 1813–1894
    1. 1. John (R) Blakely 1840–1864
    2. 2. Charles (A.) Blakely 1837–1864
    3. 3. Clara (Jane) Blakely 1852–1926 m. Charles (S) Ogilvy 1847–
      1. 1. Clara (L) Ogilvy 1881–
      2. 2. Charles (A) Ogilvy 1885–
      3. 3. Jessie (F) Ogilvy 1876–
      4. 4. Robert (Samuel) Ogilvy 1879–
    4. 4. Samuel (Haskell) Blakely 1849–1932 m. Florence (Amanda) Very 1847–1924
    5. 5. Frances (Maria (Fanny)) Blakely 1834–1915 m. James (Lewis) Zimmerman 1828–1900
      1. 1. Albert (B) Zimmerman 1877–1958 m. Lulu (Belle) Sinclair 1877–1963
        1. 1. Albert (E.) Zimmerman 1905–1984
    6. 6. Louisa (Adele) Blakely 1832–1896 m. Lewis (Scott) Steele 1833–1916
      1. 1. Charles (A.) Steele 1867–
      2. 2. John (M.) Steele 1869–
      3. 3. James (L.) Steele 1872–
      4. 4. Horace (Eaton) Steele 1878–1970
  2. 2. Zerah (Franklin) Blakely 1797–1865 m. Harriet Strong 1812–1871
    1. 1. Charles (O.) Blakely 1851–1923 m. Caroline Campbell 1845–
      1. 1. Ralph (Waldo) Blakely 1879–1940 m. Frances (H.) Whitehead 1898–1983
      2. 2. Blanche (Ethel) Blakley 1874–1938 m. David (Bernerd) Kelly 1861–1951
        1. 1. Bernerd (Campbell) Kelly 1909– m. Gertrude (M.) Carson 1913–
  3. 3. Polly Blakely 1790–1832 m. Edward Sheldon 1793–1847
    1. 1. Louisa (Catherine) Sheldon 1815–1886
  4. 4. Betsy (Root) Blakely 1785–1857 m. John Davis 1784–1873
    1. 1. Quincy (Adams) Davis 1828–1906
    2. 2. Erastus (Root) Davis 1816–1891 m. Phebe (G.) Brown 1815–1880
      1. 1. Erastus (R. Davis) Jr 1845–1921
  5. 5. Mabel Blakely 1789–1842 m. Alfred Strong 1788–
  6. 6. Franklin Blakely 1802–1818
  7. 7. James (Blakely) Jr. 1799–1879 m. Lucinda ("Sally") Wells 1802–1898
    1. 1. Lucinda (Wells) Blakely 1824–1898 m. Nelson McCune 1814–1875
      1. 1. George (N.) McCune 1848–1851
      2. 2. Ella (E. Mc) Cune 1857–1939
        1. 1. Vera (M) Phillips 1891– m. Edward (B) Phillips 1887–
      3. 3. James (Franklin) McCune 1854–1930 m. Cora (M) Wyatt 1859–1946
        1. 1. Ella McCune 1884–
        2. 2. Grace (E) McCune 1891–1968
        3. 3. Edward (H) McCune 1893–1984 m. Vera Allison 1898–1996
        4. 4. Charles (Nelson) McCune 1880–1963
        5. 5. Clarence (W) McCune 1886–1955
      4. 4. Edward (Blakely) McCune 1843–1862
      5. 5. Augustus (H) McCune 1845–1913
      6. 6. Mary (Lucinda) McCune 1850–1921
    2. 2. Jane Blakely 1838–
    3. 3. James (Wells) Blakely 1837–1877 m. Susan (Frances) Smith 1860–1929
      1. 1. James (Francis) Blakely 1877–1940 m. Imeon (Muriel) Matear 1884–1969
        1. 1. Zelma (Muriel) Blakely 1921–1978 m. Keith (Ronald) MacKenzie 1924–1981
        2. 2. James (Huon) Blakely 1925–2004 m. Audrey (Joy) Bell 1929–2018
        3. 3. Clive (Francis) Blakely 1926–2015
      2. 2. Donald (Quentin) Blakely 1875–1929 m. Victoria (Lenore) Bradley 1875–1971
        1. 1. Theodore (Wells) Blakely 1905–2000 m. Eledora (Inex) Romero 1902–
        2. 2. Josslyn (Francis) Blakely 1913–2009 m. Estelle (Frances) Dyas 1915–1989
        3. 3. Enid (Bianca) Blakely 1906–1989 m. Bartholome (Albert) Bosch 1902–1964
        4. 4. Mignon (Louise Cecilia) Blakely 1911–2004
        5. 5. Pricilla (Agnes) Blakely 1918–2014 m. Paul (Henry Mason) Jr 1920–1996
        6. 6. Norman (Quentin) Blakely 1904–1992 m. Faire (Lynetta) Hawkins 1919–2015 m. Mary (Nell) Turnbull 1916–2009 m. Maneula (Isabela) Ramirez 1907–1988
        7. 7. Lincoln (Hugh Joseph) Blakely 1919–2009 m. Annie (Grace) Ross 1921–2014 m. Etta (Mae) Wade 1926–2008

Ruth Root's Timeline

3 Records

1766
09 Mar 1766
Birth of Ruth Ann Root in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1766
9 Mar 1766
Ruth Ann Root was baptized in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
1841
1841
Age 75
Death of Ruth Ann Root in Wilkesville, Vinton, Ohio, USA
Wilkesville, Vinton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1766
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1766
    Event Place: Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Wilkesville, Vinton, Ohio, USA
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