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Willard H Root 1855–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: New York, New York, USA

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Chenango County, New York, USA

Father: Silas Root

Mother: Matilda Cowles

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Willard H Root was born in 1855 in New York, New York, USA, the child of Silas Root And Matilda Cowles. In 1855, Willard H Root resided in Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA. In 1860, Willard H Root resided in Guilford, Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA. Willard H Root passed away in 1887 in Chenango County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Willard H Root was born in 1855 in New York, New York, USA, the child of Silas Root And Matilda Cowles.
  • In 1855, Willard H Root resided in Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA.
  • In 1860, Willard H Root resided in Guilford, Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA.
  • Willard H Root passed away in 1887 in Chenango County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Root
1817–1904
Birth Location: Chenango, New York, USA
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Matilda Cowles
1824–1905
Birth Location: Guilford, Chenango, New York
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willard Root's Ancestors

Self
Willard Root
1855–1887
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Parents
Silas Root
1817–1904
Chenango, New York, USA
Matilda Cowles
1824–1905
Guilford, Chenango, New York
Grandparents
Ebenezer Root
1760–1842
Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Cynthia Whipple
1777–1856
Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Titus (R. Cole) *
1790–1835
Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Mary (Ann) Blakeslee
1793–1842
Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOSHUA *
1715–1791
Abigail Olds
1718–1760
Daniel Whipple
1749–1798
Deborah Hildreth
1755–1789
William Cole
1753–1826
Lettice Curtis
1756–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Sr
1682–1730
Margaret Gilbert
1693–1755
William Olds
1680–1749
Elizabeth Walker
1691–1782
Capt Whipple
1709–1768
Mary Whipple
1709–1780
x Hildreth
1723–1796
Lydia Fletcher
1730–1799
Samuel Cole
1730–1777
Sarah Brown(Packard)
1730–1777
Ebenezer Curtis
1730–1769
Annis Warner
1735–1800

Willard Root's Timeline

5 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Willard H Root in New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
1855
1855
Willard H Root resided here in Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Willard H Root resided here in Guilford, Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
Guilford, Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
1865
1865
Age 10
Willard H Root resided here in Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
1887
1887
Age 32
Death of Willard H Root in Chenango County, New York, USA
Chenango County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Guilford, Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Guilford, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Chenango County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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