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Samuel Root 1712–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Farmington Connecticut

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: Caleb Root

Mother: Elizabeth Salmon

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Children(s):

The story of Samuel Root began in 1712 in Farmington Connecticut. Samuel Root passed away in 1778 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Root began in 1712 in Farmington Connecticut.
  • Samuel Root passed away in 1778 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Root
1658–1712
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Elizabeth Salmon
1673–
Birth Location: Northampton, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Root's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Root
1712–1778
Birth Place: Farmington Connecticut
Parents
Caleb Sr. Root
1658–1712
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Elizabeth Salmon
1673–
Northampton, Massachusetts
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Root's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Samuel Root in Farmington Connecticut
Farmington Connecticut
1778
1778
Age 66
Death of Samuel Root in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Farmington Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
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