John ROOT

Birth:
21 Mar 1723
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Death:
8 Nov 1781
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Marriage:
26 May 1762
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Father:
John ROOT
Sources:
Crutcher.FTW
Notes:
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Facts about this person:
Record Change  June 18, 1999
Anna STEELE
Birth:
23 Jan 1725
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Death:
8 Feb 1803
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Sources:
Crutcher.FTW
Notes:
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Facts about this person:
Record Change  August 22, 1999
Children
Marriage
1
Asahel ROOT
Birth:
11 Feb 1766
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Death:
2 Aug 1818
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct
Hannah GOODRICH 
Marr:
10 Jun 1790
Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct 
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S.R. Durand:
Asahel Root was a farmer.  He stood six feet two inches tall; some of his earlier Root ancestors had been called the giants of Connecticut.
He and his wife were admitted to the Congregational Church in Berlin on January 1, 1792, the Rev. Nathan Fenn being the pastor.  They lived in the old Root homestead in Berlin, which had been built by his grandfather John Root in 1712.  At the time in 1703 that John Root had obtained the deed for land in that part of Kensington which is now Berlin, it was then called the Great Swamp.
Asahel Root died at the age of 52, after an illness of eighteen days.
Facts about this person:
Record Change  June 18, 1999
FCID:15859:63381
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John Root - Anna Steele

John Root was born at Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct 21 Mar 1723. His parents were John Root and Margaret Strong.

He married Anna Steele 26 May 1762 at Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct . Anna Steele was born at Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct 23 Jan 1725 .

They were the parents of 1 child:
Asahel Root born 11 Feb 1766.

John Root died 8 Nov 1781 at Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct .

Anna Steele died 8 Feb 1803 at Berlin, Hartford Co., Ct .