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Thomas Root 1702–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 16, 1702

Birth Location: Farmington, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: May 13, 1789

Death Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Caleb Root

Mother: Elizabeth Salmon

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In 1702, Thomas Root entered the world in Farmington, Connecticut, USA, born to Caleb Sr Root And Elizabeth Salmon. Thomas Root passed away in 1789 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1702, Thomas Root entered the world in Farmington, Connecticut, USA, born to Caleb Sr Root And Elizabeth Salmon.
  • Thomas Root passed away in 1789 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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)

Thomas Root's Ancestors

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Thomas Root
1702–1789
Birth Place: Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Caleb Sr. Root
1658–1712
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Elizabeth Salmon
1673–
Northampton, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Root's Timeline

2 Records

1702
January 16, 1702
Birth of Thomas Root in Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Connecticut, USA
1789
May 13, 1789
Age 87
Death of Thomas Root in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 16, 1702
    Event Place: Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 13, 1789
    Event Place: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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