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Samuel Root 1675 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1675

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 09 Sep 1756

Death Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Root

Mother: Mary Ashley

Spouse(s): Mary Gunn

Children(s): Jonathan Root, Mary Root, Margaret Root, Abigail Root, Samuel Root, Martin Root, Margaret Root

Samuel Root was born in 1675 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Root and Mary Ashley. Samuel Root married Mary Gunn, and had children including Jonathan Root, Mary Root, Margaret Root, Abigail Root, Samuel Root, Martin Root, Margaret Root. Samuel Root passed away in 1756 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Root was born in 1675 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Root and Mary Ashley.
  • Samuel Root married Mary Gunn, and had children including Jonathan Root, Mary Root, Margaret Root, Abigail Root, Samuel Root, Martin Root, Margaret Root.
  • Samuel Root passed away in 1756 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Root
1642 – 1687
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Ashley
1644 – 1702
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, MA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gunn
1685 – 1746
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Jonathan Root
1704 – 1760
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Root
1706 – 1788
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Margaret Root
1710 – 1714
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Abigail Root
1714 – 1788
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Root
1716 – 1743
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Martin Root
1721 – 1790
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Margaret Root
1730 – 1756
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Root's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Root
1675 – 1756
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Root
1642 – 1687
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Ashley
1644 – 1702
Springfield, Hampden, MA
Grandparents
Robert Ashley
1620 – 1682
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Mary (Eddy) (Horton)
1624 – 1683
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1594 – 1664
Elizabeth Schuyler
1578 – 1663
John Eddy
1597 – 1684
Amy Doggett
1597 – 1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Ashley
1561 – 1628
Lady Okeover
1574 – 1628
Philip Schuyler\Schuylder
1573 – 1628
Styntie Doudes
1580 – 1634

Samuel Root's Descendants

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Samuel Root (16 Sep 1675 – 09 Sep 1756) m. Mary Gunn (1685 – 29 Jan 1746)
  1. 1. Jonathan Root (22 Aug 1704 – 15 Nov 1760)
  2. 2. Mary Root (26 May 1706 – 24 Dec 1788)
  3. 3. Margaret Root (24 Apr 1710 – 1714)
  4. 4. Abigail Root (23 Mar 1714 – 23 Dec 1788) m. Cornelius Dutcher (1712 – 1766)
    1. 1. Margaret Dutcher (26 Sep 1734 – )
    2. 2. Ruloff Dutcher (09 May 1737 – 15 Nov 1803) m. Jane Ashley (03 May 1738 – 31 Aug 1814)
      1. 1. Solomon Dutcher (13 Jun 1759 – 12 Aug 1847)
      2. 2. Cornelius Dutcher (25 Jul 1762 – 31 Jan 1839)
      3. 3. William Dutcher (Abt. 1763 – 1784)
      4. 4. Charity Dutcher (30 Jan 1764 – 23 Feb 1807)
      5. 5. Hannah Dutcher (23 Oct 1764 – )
      6. 6. Reveland (Rowland) Dutcher (1766 – 20 May 1833)
      7. 7. Christopher Dutcher (1768 – 25 Dec 1802)
      8. 8. John (A) Dutcher (Abt. 1772 – 05 Apr 1830)
      9. 9. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Dutcher (Abt. 1775 – )
      10. 10. George (Washington) Dutcher (Abt. 1777 – 07 Apr 1782)
      11. 11. Mary Dutcher (Abt. 1779 – 15 Dec 1835)
      12. 12. Jane Dutcher (Abt. 1779 – 15 Dec 1835)
      13. 13. Ruloff Dutcher (06 Jul 1780 – 22 Aug 1851)
    3. 3. Abigail Dutcher (1739 – )
    4. 4. Jane Dutcher (30 Apr 1741 – 1808)
    5. 5. William (Jr Captain) Dutcher (06 Jun 1741 – 13 Oct 1794)
    6. 6. Cornelius Dutcher (1745 – 1745)
    7. 7. Solomon Dutcher (02 Jun 1745 – 12 Aug 1847)
    8. 8. John Dutcher (02 Jun 1745 – 11 Jan 1770)
    9. 9. John Dutcher (1755 – )
    10. 10. Henry Dutcher (1757 – 1790)
  5. 5. Samuel Root (10 Mar 1716 – 14 Jan 1743)
  6. 6. Martin Root (14 Dec 1721 – 1790)
  7. 7. Margaret Root (03 Jan 1730 – 1756)

Samuel Root's Timeline

2 Records

1675
16 Sep 1675
Birth of Samuel Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1756
09 Sep 1756
Age 81
Death of Samuel Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1675
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1675; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1756
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1675; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA.
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