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Samuel Root 1696–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1696

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 22 Jun 1748

Death Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: John I

Mother: Mary Root

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Abigail Root

The story of Samuel Root began in 1696 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut. Samuel Root had children including Abigail Root. Samuel Root passed away in 1748 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Root began in 1696 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Samuel Root had children including Abigail Root.
  • Samuel Root passed away in 1748 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Samuel Root's Ancestors

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Samuel Root
1696–1748
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
John Root I
1669–1710
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Woodruff) Root
1667–1709
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Hannah (Lambe) HAYNES
1638–1691
Springfield, Hampshire, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
JOHN\"CLARK" WOODRUFF
1643–1692
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Woodruff
1616–1682
Hannah Baldwin
1620–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Root's Descendants

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Samuel Root (15 Aug 1696–22 Jun 1748)
  1. 1. Abigail Root 1721–1803
    1. 1. Huldah (Merriam Royce) (Hough) 1749–1786 m. Phineas (Hough) Jr 1745–1776
      1. 1. Levi Hough 1773–1853
        1. 1. Rev. (Alfred Alson) Hough 1803–1856 m. Mary Frisbie 1803–1901

Samuel Root's Timeline

2 Records

1696
15 Aug 1696
Birth of Samuel Root in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
1748
22 Jun 1748
Age 52
Death of Samuel Root in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1696
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1748
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

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