Abraham ROOT

Birth:
29 Mar 1735
Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death:
17 May 1770
Marriage:
17 May 1759
of Sheffield, Berkshire, England
Sources:
Ancestral File (TM)
Rachel MESSENGER
Birth:
1740
of Sheffield, Berkshire, England
Sources:
Ancestral File (TM)
Children
Marriage
1
Martin ROOT
Birth:
4 Jul 1761
Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death:
 
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2
Roswell ROOT
Birth:
3 Aug 1763
Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death:
 
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3
Rhoda ROOT
Birth:
29 Sep 1765
Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death:
 
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4
Hulda ROOT
Birth:
13 Dec 1771
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Death:
29 Feb 1852
Alden, McHenry, Illinois
Francis DANA 
Marr:
1796
Geneva, Ontario, New York 
5
Dorothy ROOT
Birth:
26 Dec 1773
Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Moses ROOT
Birth:
31 Jan 1777
Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death:
 
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Abraham Root - Rachel Messenger

Abraham Root was born at Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass 29 Mar 1735. His parents were Ensign Jonathan Roote and Dorothy Vosburgh.

He married Rachel Messenger 17 May 1759 at of Sheffield, Berkshire, England . Rachel Messenger was born at of Sheffield, Berkshire, England 1740 daughter of Nehemiah Messenger and Elizabeth Hopkins .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Martin Root born 4 Jul 1761.
Roswell Root born 3 Aug 1763.
Rhoda Root born 29 Sep 1765.
Hulda Root born 13 Dec 1771.
Dorothy Root born 26 Dec 1773.
Moses Root born 31 Jan 1777.

Abraham Root died 17 May 1770 .