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Ruth Root (Porter)

Also Known As: "Smith"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Death: 1739 (74-75)
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dea. Thomas Porter and Sarah Porter
Wife of Samuel Smith and Joseph Root of Farmington
Mother of Martha Smith; William Smith; Ruth Smith; Samuel Smith; Martha Stanley and 6 others
Sister of Sarah Winchell; Deacon Thomas Porter, II; Johannah Tudor; Dorothy Overman; Samuel Porter and 2 others

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Immediate Family

About Ruth Root



Ruth Porter, daughter of Thomas Porter, widow of Samuel Smith. Married 3 May 1727 to Joseph, son of John Root & Mary Kilbourne; his 2nd wife - he was Elizabeth Warner’s widower.


References

  • Root Genealogical Records 1600-1870; Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America, by James Pierce Root Page 320 Archive.Org
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Ruth Root's Timeline

1664
November 30, 1664
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1685
1685
England, United Kingdom
1686
1686
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1692
February 4, 1692
1693
February 26, 1693
1696
January 20, 1696
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1699
October 12, 1699
Farmington, Hartford County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)
1701
February 4, 1701
1704
October 9, 1704
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America