Jacob Root

Male Abt 1652 - 1731  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Jacob Root 
    Born Abt 1652  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    AFN B67J-H8 
    Died 9 Aug 1731  Hebron, , Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I680  James Henry Martineau
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2015 

    Father Thomas Root,   c. 16 Jan 1605, Badby, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1694, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1618, Badby, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1639  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Frary,   b. Abt 1655, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1744  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1681  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1652 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Feb 1681 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • BIRTH: "Ancestry of Two Great Grandmothers, Esther (Root) Poole, Lois (Sprague) Mears", compiled by Winifred Lovering Holman, S.B., 1938, copy at the NEHGS, p. 17 - D0007. 1992 Ancestral File: abt 1660, born after Sarah.
      Sheldon, George, "A History of Deerfield, Mass", 1896, v.2, pt.2, p. 271, has no birth data
      MARRIAGE: D0007, pg. 17; Sheldon, p. 271, also lists children
      Corbin Collection, Northampton VR, NEHGS reel 82-16, item 5479: 2 Feb 1680 (assume old date, ie 1681)
      DEATH: D0007, pg. 17; Sheldon, p. 271
      HISTORICAL NOTES: Settled at Northfield 1685; moved to Hebron, CT from Northampton in 1705

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] Root and Roots Families in America --Root Genealogical Rec's, 1600-1870, James Pierce Root, (R.C. Root, Anthony & Co., in Liberty St., New York 1870), p. 103 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S119] Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection), ((http://www.americanancestors.org)), accessed 29 September 2015), Jacob Root; http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/connecticut-vital-records-to-1870-the-barbour-collection/image/?volumeId=13172&pageName=117&rId=234686696. (Reliability: 3).
      Hebron, page 117
      Root, Jacob, d. Aug. 9, 1731