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Sarah Root 1670 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1670

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Root

Mother: Mary Ashley

Spouse(s): Adijah Dewey

Children(s): Israel Dewey, Baby Dewey, A Dewey, Thomas Dewey, Adijah Dewey, Son DEWEY, Sarah DEWEY, Esther Dewey, Bethiah Dewey, Anna Dewey, Moses Dewey

Sarah Root was born in 1670 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Root and Mary Ashley. Sarah Root married Adijah Dewey, and had children including Israel Dewey, Baby Dewey, A Child Dewey, Thomas Dewey, Adijah Dewey, Son DEWEY, Sarah DEWEY, Esther Dewey, Bethiah Dewey, Anna Dewey, Moses Dewey. Sarah Root passed away in 1697 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Root was born in 1670 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Root and Mary Ashley.
  • Sarah Root married Adijah Dewey, and had children including Israel Dewey, Baby Dewey, A Child Dewey, Thomas Dewey, Adijah Dewey, Son DEWEY, Sarah DEWEY, Esther Dewey, Bethiah Dewey, Anna Dewey, Moses Dewey.
  • Sarah Root passed away in 1697 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)

Adijah Dewey
1666 – 1741
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Israel Dewey
1686 – 1728
Birth Location: –
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Baby Dewey
1689 – 1689
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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A Dewey
1689 –
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Dewey
1691 – 1742
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Adijah Dewey
1693 – 1753
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Son DEWEY
1695 –
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah DEWEY
1696 – 1778
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther Dewey
1698 – 1744
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Bethiah Dewey
1706 – 1735
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Anna Dewey
1708 – 1791
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Moses Dewey
1714 – 1742
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Root's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Root
1670 – 1697
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

Sarah Root's Descendants

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Sarah Root (24 Sep 1670 – 1697) m. Adijah Dewey (05 Mar 1666 – 24 Mar 1741)
  1. 1. Israel Dewey (1686 – 1728)
  2. 2. Baby Dewey (13 Nov 1689 – 17 Nov 1689)
  3. 3. A (Child) Dewey (13 Nov 1689 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Dewey (20 Jan 1691 – 12 Apr 1742)
  5. 5. Adijah Dewey (30 Sep 1693 – 31 Jan 1753)
  6. 6. Son DEWEY (1695 – )
  7. 7. Sarah DEWEY (17 Mar 1696 – 30 Apr 1778) m. Thomas Ingersoll (27 Nov 1692 – 09 Oct 1748)
    1. 1. Jonathan INGERSOLL (24 Jan 1715 – 08 Sep 1755) m. Eunice Moseley (01 Mar 1721 – 01 Nov 1770)
      1. 1. Oliver Ingersoll (15 Jan 1738 – 07 Mar 1738)
      2. 2. Ingersoll (07 Dec 1739 – 07 Dec 1739)
      3. 3. Oliver INGERSOLL (19 Mar 1741 – 24 Mar 1789) m. Abigail Marshall (1745 – 18 Feb 1809)
        1. 1. Anna (INGERSOLL) II (1763 – 1790)
        2. 2. William (INGERSOLL) II (1766 – 09 Dec 1849)
        3. 3. Oliver INGERSOLL (1766 – 19 Nov 1815)
        4. 4. Eunice (INGERSOLL) II (Abt. 1769 – 18 Nov 1836)
        5. 5. Stephen (INGERSOLL) II (1770 – 1798)
        6. 6. Sarah INGERSOLL (1771 – 04 Oct 1845)
        7. 7. Daniel INGERSOLL (1773 – 22 Feb 1823)
        8. 8. Abigail INGERSOLL (1775 – 25 Nov 1811)
        9. 9. Roland INGERSOLL (1778 – 18 Aug 1821)
      4. 4. Thomas (INGERSOLL) II (08 Jul 1743 – Mar 1749)
      5. 5. Jared (INGERSOLL) II (29 Oct 1745 – 02 Feb 1835) m. Huldah Kilburn (1750 – 15 Nov 1834)
        1. 1. Son Ingersoll (Mar 1783 – Mar 1783)
        2. 2. Mary Ingersoll (31 Dec 1784 – 17 Sep 1838) m. Luther Washburn (18 Jul 1774 – 1838)
        3. 3. Jared Ingersoll (25 Jun 1786 – 30 May 1871) m. Hannah Mills (03 Feb 1790 – 23 Oct 1851)
        4. 4. Sophia Ingersoll (01 Jul 1788 – 21 Jul 1872)
        5. 5. Nancy (Anne) Ingersoll (04 Nov 1790 – 06 Apr 1838)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Ingersoll (30 May 1794 – 06 Sep 1796)
        7. 7. Sarah (Louise) INGERSOLL (24 Mar 1832 – )
      6. 6. Sarah INGERSOLL (22 Feb 1747 – 04 Jun 1825)
      7. 7. Thomas INGERSOLL (24 Mar 1750 – 1812)
      8. 8. Jonathan (INGERSOLL) II (07 Nov 1754 – 28 Dec 1840)
    2. 2. Daniel INGERSOLL (26 May 1718 – 1754)
    3. 3. Sarah INGERSOLL (27 Jan 1720 – 1720)
    4. 4. Miriam INGERSOLL (04 Nov 1723 – 1758)
    5. 5. Margaret INGERSOLL (01 Feb 1727 – 15 Sep 1782)
    6. 6. John INGERSOLL (26 Feb 1731 – 01 Mar 1792)
    7. 7. Mary INGERSOLL (16 Nov 1733 – 18 Jun 1823)
    8. 8. Ann INGERSOLL (21 Jun 1737 – 30 Oct 1760)
  8. 8. Esther Dewey (20 Jan 1698 – 06 Jan 1744)
  9. 9. Bethiah Dewey (11 Aug 1706 – 1735)
  10. 10. Anna Dewey (22 Mar 1708 – 15 Jul 1791)
  11. 11. Moses Dewey (06 Jan 1714 – 24 Mar 1742)

Sarah Root's Timeline

2 Records

1670
24 Sep 1670
Birth of Sarah Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1697
1697
Age 27
Death of Sarah Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1670
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Westfield; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Westfield; Birth state: MA.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7111.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Westfield; Birth state: MA.
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