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Thomas Root 1648–1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 16 Aug 1709

Death Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Root

Mother: Mary Kilbourne

Spouse(s): Mary Spencer

Children(s): Timothy Root

Thomas Root was born in 1648 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Root And Mary Kilbourne. Thomas Root married Mary Spencer, and had children including Timothy Root. Thomas Root passed away in 1709 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Root was born in 1648 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Root And Mary Kilbourne.
  • Thomas Root married Mary Spencer, and had children including Timothy Root.
  • Thomas Root passed away in 1709 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Thomas Root's Ancestors

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Thomas Root
1648–1709
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Root
1608–1684
Badby, Northamptonshire, , England
Mary Kilbourne
1619–1697
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
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Thomas Root's Descendants

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Thomas Root (1648–16 Aug 1709) m. Mary Spencer (18 May 1655–4 Nov 1690)
  1. 1. Timothy Root 1685–1743 m. Sarah Pease 1689–1750
    1. 1. Timothy Root 1718–1794 m. Jemima Wood 1729–1807
      1. 1. Daniel Root 1764–1834 m. Rhoda Coy 1764–1831
        1. 1. Artemia Root 1789–1831 m. Alfred Isham 1787–1830
        2. 2. Minerva Root 1791–
        3. 3. Reuba Root 1793–1831
        4. 4. Charles Root 1798–
        5. 5. Daniel (Willard) Root 1804–
        6. 6. Levina Root 1806–1814

Thomas Root's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of Thomas Root in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1709
16 Aug 1709
Age 61
Death of Thomas Root in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1709
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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