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About John Root
Not the same as Jonathan Root
Children of Thomas Root & his Wife
2. John Root, b. 10 Jul 1646, Hartford, d. 19 Sep 1677. m. Mehitable Johnson 1646-1689
Mehitable Johnson, daughter of Humphrey Johnson and Ellen Cheney of Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, was born in September 1644,[1] baptized 29 March 1646. She married 1st to of Samuel Hinsdale.
She married second to John Root, who was killed by Indians 19 September 1677 at Deerfield, while he was preparing their lot for building their house.[5]
Child:
- Thankful, b. 12 Feb 1677 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; m. Thomas Welles.
Mrs. Mehitable Root prob, m. (3) March 11, 1679, Deacon John Colman of Hadley, Mass., as his second wife.
References
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-11891
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-220307
- Probate records at Ancestry and American Ancestor do not have his will (indexed). There is a copy at Thomas Roote, of Hartford & Northampton
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-11891
- Root Genealogical Records 1600-1870; Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America, by James Pierce Root, page 105. < Archive.Org >
http://books.google.com/books?id=rPdUAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq...
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John Root's Timeline
1646 |
July 10, 1646
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Hartford, Hartord County, Connecticut Colony
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1667 |
1667
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Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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1677 |
September 19, 1677
Age 31
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Connecticut Colony
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