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Job Root

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kensington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Death: January 15, 1805 (76)
Scott’s Swamp, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Root and Sarah Root
Husband of Elizabeth Root
Father of Elizabeth Cole and Job Root, Jr.

Military: Capt. Whittlesey's Co., French & Indian War
Managed by: Erica Howton
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Immediate Family

About Job Root

Gravesite Details Age: 78 years, Capt. Whittlesey's Co., French & Indian War

Family

From “Root Genealogical Records. 1600-1870: Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America.” James Pierce Root. R. C. Root, Anthony & Company, 1870 - 525 pages. Page 346 GoogleBooks

Job Root, son of Thomas (2837), grandson of Caleb (2808), b. April 6, 1728; m. Jan. 3, 1754, Elizabeth Barnes. They lived in Kensington, Ct., in the quarter known as the Blue Hills. He d. 1805, ae. 77. She d. Feb. 26, 1758. [SIC: 1778]

Children:

  • 3192. I. Abigail, b. Sept. 17, 1756.
  • 3193. II. Esther, b. Feb. 16, 1758 ; d. same date.
  • 3194. III. Hannah, b. May 21, 1761; d. May 20, I 768, a;. 7.
  • 3195. IV. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 3, 1763; m. Asaph Cole.
  • 3196. V. Ruth, b. 1766; d. 1820, ae. 66.
  • 3197. VI. Job, b. July 26, 1770. f.; d. Jan. 14, 1849, ae. 78.
  • 3198. VII. Isaac, b. 1773; d. July 6, 1791, ae. 17.

References

  • Barnes, Trescott. The Barnes Family Yearbook (Grafton Press, New York, 1907) Vol. 1, Page 12. Archive.Org
  • Elizabeth Barnes in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)Name: Elizabeth Barnes [Elizabeth Barns] Gender: FemaleBirth Date: 30 Oct 1726 Birth Place: Farmington Parent: Joseph Jr. Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. AncestryImage
  • "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W6-L3K : 11 February 2018), Elizabeth Barnes, 30 Oct 1726; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  • "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSP-KBV6 : 12 July 2019), Elizabeth Barnes in entry for Job Root, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272243.
  • ”Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn.” Heman Rowlee TimlowCase, Lockwood and Brainard Co. Page 209. GoogleBooks “3, 1754, Job Root, of Kensington, (and Elizabeth Barnes).”
  • Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 070 : 1908 AncestryImage “Elizabeth Barnes. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name Elizabeth Barnes Gender Female First Marriage Date 1754 Death Date 1778 Spouse Job Root Child Job Root
  • DAR Ancestor #A097447 “Treat as new ancestor”
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77294909
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Job Root's Timeline

1728
April 6, 1728
Kensington, Hartford County, Connecticut
1763
January 3, 1763
1770
July 26, 1770
Kensington, Hartford County, Province of Connecticut
1805
January 15, 1805
Age 76
Scott’s Swamp, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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Memento Mori Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Added by: Gone But Not Forgotten on 12 Oct 2011