John Root

Male 1669 - 1710  (40 years)


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  • Name John Root 
    Born 11 Sep 1669  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    AFN 8TJ6-91 
    Died 1710  , , Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1181  James Henry Martineau
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2015 

    Father Joseph Root,   b. Abt 1640, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1711, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Hannah Haynes,   b. Abt 1641, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1691, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1660  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Davis Woodruff,   b. Abt 1666, Farmington (of), Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1689  Farmington (of), Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Woodruff,   b. Abt 1669, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1690  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Sep 1669 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1690 - 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, pg. 26 - D0007
      Sheldon's "History of Deerfield, MA", 1896, v2, pt2, p271
      Corbin Collection, Northampton VR, NEHGS reel 82-16, item 5481. 5485A.
      MARRIAGE: "Ancestry", pg. 26 (spouse only)
      Torrey, Clarence, "New England Marriages Prior to 1700", gives approx. date, references Northampton, Farmington CT records, Hartford Probate
      DEATH: "Ancestry", pg. 26 (year only, aged 41)
    • (Research):Church Records of Farmington (NEHGS Register Jan 1858, p. 37)
      Mary Root, the wife of John Root, daughter of John Woodruff, joined to the Church here, October 30 1692

  • 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. 104 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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. 104 (Reliability: 3).
      His age at death 41 yrs.

    3. [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).

    4. [S4] Notes & Queries (Reliability: 3).
      John ROOT; Male; Birth: 11 SEP 1669 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Death: 1710; Spouse: Mary WOODRUFF; Marriage: About 1690 Of, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
      Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 26 Jun 2006