Private Amos Root

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Peregrine White, William White, and Susannah (Winslow) White

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A097392

Birth: Aug. 20, 1745 Death: Oct. 1, 1836

Died: Oct 1, 1836 AE 91

Born 1745 Aug 20 Glastonbury, CT Died 1836 Oct 1 Granville, MA Age 91 Burial Silver Street

Father John Root 1712 – 1804 Mother Rebecca White 1716 – 1768

Marriage 3 1805 May 9 Spouse Ruth Tanner Born 1763 Died 1856 Jun 5 Granville, MA Age 92 FAG 72972580 Father John Tanner 1730 – 1772 Mother Mary Rogers

Marriage 1 1767 Sep 28 Spouse Mary Burlison Born 1748 Died 1768 Apr 21

Marriage 2 Spouse Anne Roe Born 1752 Nov 22 Died 1803 Jan 23 Granville, MA COD Consumption Father Samuel Roe 1717-1783 Mother Anne Barlow 1723-1800

Children with Anne Roe

1 Joel Root, Esq Born 1771 Jun 5 Granville, MA Died 1839 1839 Sep 28 COD Gravel Burial Silver Street Granville, MA Married 1804 Jan 22 Granville, MA M1 Sally -1806 M2 Sarah Ensign 1783-1812 M3 Clarissa Ensign 1790-1874

2 Amos Root Born 1773 May 17 Granville, MA Died 1777 Oct 13 Granville, MA Age 4 COD Camp Distemper

3 Mary Root Born 1775 Mar 27 Granville, MA Died 1777 Oct 20 Granville, MA Age 2 COD Camp Distemper

4 Anna Root Born 1776 Oct 7 Granville, MA Died 1866 Apr 3 Albany, NY Age 89 Married 1800 Jan 2 Jesse Spelman Born 1775 Died 1842

5 Amos Root Born 1779 Feb 3 Granville, MA Died 1800 Mar 24 Age 21 Y COD Consumption Burial Main Street, Granville

6 Mary Root Born 1781 Oct 14 Granville, MA Died 1806 Mar 2 Granville, MA Age 25 Burial Main Street Granville, MA

7 Silas Root Born 1783 Jun 27 Granville, MA Died 1846 Sep 12 Granville, MA Age 63 Burial Silver Street Married Miriam Spelman

8 Benjamin Root Born 1785 Apr 9 Granville, MA Died 1810 Jul 20 Granville, MA Age 25 COD Consumption Burial Main Street

9 Samuel Root Born 1787 Mar 7 Died 1862 Jan 28 Southwick, MA Age 74 Burial FAG 73021953 Married 1810 Apr 25 Dorothy Root FAG 73021979

10 Clarissa Root BANCROFT Born 1789 Dec 23 Died 1869 Married 1809 Nov 29 Bela Bancroft Born 1786 Died 1822 Bancroft Children Calista 1810, Sarahette 1814, Clarissa 1819

11 James Root Born 1791 Jul 13 Died 1880 Painesville, Ohio Married 1814 Jan 16 Granville, MA Sally Webster Cadwell Born 1794 Apr 17 Died 1866 May 24 Ionia, MI Father Timothy Cadwell 1774-1822 Mother Chloe Olive Tuller 1770-1850

12 Lyman Root Born 1793 Jul 10 Granville, MA Died 1862 Dec 6 Painesville, Ohio married Margaret Barlow Born 1795 Died Children Matthew 1815, Margaret 1817, Martha 1827

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Parents:

 John Root (1712 - 1804)

 Rebecca White Root (1718 - 1769)

Spouses:

 Anna Roe Root (1753 - 1803)

 Ruth Root (1764 - 1856)*

Children:

 Joel Root (1771 - 1839)*

 Amos Root (1773 - 1777)*

 Mary Root (1775 - 1777)*

 Anna Root Spelman (1776 - 1866)*

 Amos Root (1779 - 1800)*

 Mary Root (1781 - 1806)*

 Silas Root (1783 - 1846)*

 Benjamin Root (1785 - 1810)*

 Samuel Root (1787 - 1862)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Silver Street Cemetery Granville Hampden County Massachusetts, USA

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Created by: M Cooley Record added: Jul 07, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 72972610

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via sister Prudence Gillett (born Root) by SmartCopy: Apr 23 2015, 23:31:19 UTC