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Thankful Root 1677–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1677

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: November 1704

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John III

Mother: Mehitable Johnson

Spouse(s): Captain Welles

Children(s):

In 1677, Thankful Root entered the world in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to John Root Iii And Mehitable Johnson. Thankful Root married Captain Thomas Welles. Thankful Root passed away in 1704 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1677, Thankful Root entered the world in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to John Root Iii And Mehitable Johnson.
  • Thankful Root married Captain Thomas Welles.
  • Thankful Root passed away in 1704 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Thankful Root's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Root
1677–1704
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Root III
1642–1687
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mehitable Johnson
1646–1689
Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
* (John Root Roote (Kilbourn) II * of Badby, Northamptonshire, and Farmington,) CT
1608–1684
Badby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Kilbourn
1619–1697
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Humphrey Johnson
1620–1693
Hertfordshire, England
Eleanor (Ellen) Cheney
1626–1678
Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1603–1667
Lady Cheney
1605–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Chesney
1566–1643
Julian Waldron
1568–1643

Thankful Root's Timeline

3 Records

1677
12 February 1677
Birth of Thankful Root in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1703
25 Apr 1703
Age 26
Thankful Root was baptized in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
1704
November 1704
Age 27
Death of Thankful Root in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1677
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 188.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JIF
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1703
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: McCall-Tidwell and Allied Families

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1704
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Treat Family : A genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat : for fifteen generations, and four hundr

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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