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John Root

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Farmington, Connecticut
Death: September 24, 1687 (44)
Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Roote, of Farmington and Mary Root
Husband of Mary Ashley; Mary Root and Martha Root
Father of Joshua Root; Mary Root; Sarah Root; John Root; Samuel B Root and 12 others
Brother of Deacon Samuel Root; Thomas Root, of Westfield; Mary Bronson; Stephen Root; Susannah Landon and 5 others

Christening:: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Label: 23 December 1642
Managed by: Gene Daniell
Last Updated:

About John Root

John was born in 1642 in Hartford Co., Farmington, Ct and his baptism took place on December 23rd, 1642 in Farmington, Ct. John's father was John ROOT and his mother was Mary KILBOURNE. His paternal grandparents were John ROOTE and Mary Ann RUSSELL; his maternal grandparents were Thomas KILBORNE and Frances MOODY. He had five brothers and seven sisters, named Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Thomas, Dr. Caleb, Samuel (Deac), Mary, Stephen, Susannah, Joseph, Caleb and Susanna. He was the second oldest of the thirteen children. He died at the age of 45 on September 24th, 1687 in Hampden Co., Westfield, Ma.


John held for a time the office of commissary at Westfield, as the General Court of Massachusetts allowed him £14 in 1680 for his services. He left an estate valued at £505.



Note: 1995 Inventory by Walter Ayers, Westfield Historic Commissioner [FindAGrave]


GEDCOM Note

Children Sex Birth Mary Root F 22 Sep 1667 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Sarah Root F 24 Sep 1670 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA John Root M 28 Dec 1672 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Samuel Root M 16 Sep 1675 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Hannah Root F 9 Dec 1677 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Abigail Root F 26 Jun 1680 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Joshua Root M 23 Nov 1682 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Mercy Root F 15 Mar 1685 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA


GEDCOM Note

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name ==Name: John /Root/≤ref name=aft>Source: Ancestry Family Trees≤/ref>

Birth

Birth:
Date: 23 Dec 1642
Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut≤ref name=aft/>

Death

Death:
Date: 24 Sep 1687Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts≤ref name=aft/>≤ref>Westfield, MA: Birth and Death Records. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.orgNew England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstraction of original records, donated to NEHGS by Harold T. Dougherty. "Westfield Birth and Death Records as Obtained From the Files at City Hall, Westfield," donated 1937), p. 3763≤/ref>
Buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Marriage

Marriage:
Date: 18 Oct 1664Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts≤ref>Source: [[http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=760 Ancestry Family Tree]≤/ref>

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: 3452-5H

Sources

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  • John Root, III (1642-1687) on FindAGrave37604360 retrieved 22 September 2018
  • This person was created through the import of Family.ged on 28 November 2010.
  • WikiTree profile Root-270 created through the import of Prue _ Proulx _ Prou.ged on May 31, 2011 by David Prue.
  • Source: Ancestry Family Trees
  • This person was created through the import of Ella Lamoreaux.ged on 28 April 2011.
  • WikiTree profile Root-358 created through the import of AustinMoserJohnsonStover Tree.ged on Oct 16, 2011 by Ken Austin.
  • WikiTree profile Root-295 created through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED on Jun 20, 2011 by Michael Stephenson.
  • Thanks to Loren Fay for starting this profile.

See also:*Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-VY2]
John Roote
Spouse's Name: Mary Ashley
Event Date: 18 Oct 1664
Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

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John Root's Timeline

1642
December 23, 1642
Farmington, , Hartford, Connecticut
December 23, 1642
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
December 23, 1642
Farmington, Ct
December 23, 1642
Farmington, Ct
December 23, 1642
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, British America
December 28, 1642
Farmington, Connecticut
1665
May 15, 1665
Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1667
September 22, 1667
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts,
1670
September 24, 1670
Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony