Phebe Elizabeth Root

Note: Ms Root is the assumed mother of Stephen Herrick Root and aged 39 years

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The Find A Grave memorial creator confirmed his parental linkage for Stephen Herrick Root with Phebe (Hale) Root was an assumption. With Phebe and Stephen's stones positioned as they are within the McKune Cemetery located at Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, PA, his conclusion is justifiable.

Stephen and Phebe's stones are within the same burial plot and below is how their headstones read starting with the main road proceeding towards the Susquehanna River, or North to South ....

- Isaac and Elizabeth Hale stones on Lot #1 - Stephen & Phebe - Lot #2 - No stones - Lot #3 - Alvin "Infant Smith" - Lot #4.

With both stones, the style and carver's penmanship are similar. Both stones were completely hand-hewn and made before the unveiling of steam powered tools.

The text lengthiness inscribed on both stones does intimate a relationship to each other.

All this said and done, there's no documented "proof" that Phebe is the mother of Stephen Herrick, however it does appear to be a factual assumption.

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Birth: 1798 Oakland Susquehanna County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Dec. 26, 1836 Oakland Susquehanna County Pennsylvania, USA

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Parents:

 Isaac Hale (1763 - 1839)

 Elizabeth Lewis Hale (1767 - 1842)

Spouse:

 Denison Root (1785 - 1865)*

Children:

 Hannah Root Van Antwerp (1820 - 1892)*

 Sabrina Root (1822 - 1852)*

 Stephen Herrick Root (1824 - 1834)*

 Isaac H. Root (1827 - ____)*

 Zilpha Root Richmond (1828 - 1909)*

 Eunice Root Gardner (1831 - 1905)*

 Alva Dennison Root (1833 - 1893)*

 Loraine A Root Van Antwerp (1836 - 1911)*

Siblings:

 Alva Hale (1795 - 1881)*

 David Hale (1797 - 1878)*

 Phebe Elizabeth Hale Root (1798 - 1836)

 Isaac W. Hale (1802 - 1892)*

 Emma Hale Smith (1804 - 1879)*

 Tryael Hale Morse (1806 - 1860)*

• Calculated relationship

Inscription: Memory of Phebe Root who departed this Life December 28th AD 1836, was in the 39th year of her age. And, is it so or do we Dream, her brilliant lamp hath ceased to burn for truly it doth scarcely seem that she had gone not to return.

Burial: McKune Cemetery Oakland Susquehanna County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Grave located in oldest section of cemetery which is closest to Oakland Boro. GPS coordinates offer approximate grave location. Phebe and Stephen Herrick's headstones are separated by an unmarked grave but are within the same plot. The headstone styles are similar as is the carver's penmanship. GPS (lat/lon): 41.95083, -75.63683

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Maintained by: JARROTT P. COX Originally Created by: dmr Record added: Jun 04, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 53220837 https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53220837