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Abigail Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Abigail Root was born on 4 June 1747 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 10th cousin 6 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Joseph Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Joseph Root was born on 10 July 1750 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 10th cousin 6 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Martin Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Martin Root was born on 17 April 1753 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 10th cousin 6 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Elijah Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Elijah Root was born on 21 June 1756.¹
• He died on 8 October 1759 at age 3.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 10th cousin 6 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Anna Bardwell¹

Biography

• Anna Bardwell was born on 1 March 1743/44 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• Father: Samuel Bardwell - Mother: Anna Severance.¹
• She married Moses Root, son of Joseph Root and Abigail Bridgman, estimated 1767.^1,2
• Anna Bardwell died on 24 November 1808 in Montague, Massachusetts, at age 64.¹
• She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .
2. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Eunice Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Eunice Root was born on 13 January 1768 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Anna Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Anna Root was born on 13 September 1769.¹
• She died on 19 July 1847 at age 77.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Rufus Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Rufus Root was born on 3 January 1772 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• He was buried in South Cemetery, Cazenovia, New York.¹
• He died on 7 March 1827 in Cazenovia, New York, at age 55.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Moses Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Moses Root was born on 2 January 1774 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Elihu Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Elihu Root was born on 16 November 1775 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Oliver Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Oliver Root was born on 18 February 1778 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Salmon Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Salmon Root was born on 13 August 1780 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• He married Eliza Carpenter on 7 November 1807 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• He died on 20 April 1849 in Craftsbury, Vermont, at age 68.¹
• He was buried in Craftsbury Common Cemetery, Craftsbury, Vermont.²
  

  Gravestone

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Charts/Lists: John Wellborn Root and Carol
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .
2. [S5908] Find A Grave: Craftsbury Common Cemetery, Craftsbury, Vermont, Salmon Root, created by Barb Destromp, added Dec 2011, memorial number 81941729.

Sophia Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Sophia Root was born on 11 March 1783 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Samuel Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Samuel Root was born on 9 October 1788 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 11th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Eliza Carpenter¹

Biography

• Eliza Carpenter was born on 18 April 1786 in Leyden, Massachusetts.¹
• Father: Nathaniel Carpenter - Mother: Elizabeth Carpenter.¹
• She married Salmon Root, son of Moses Root and Anna Bardwell, on 7 November 1807 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• Eliza Carpenter died on 10 September 1849 in Craftsbury, Vermont, at age 63.¹
• She was buried in Craftsbury Common Cemetery, Craftsbury, Vermont.²

Other Information

• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .
2. [S5908] Find A Grave: Craftsbury Common Cemetery, Craftsbury, Vermont, Eliza Carpenter Root, created by Barb Destromp, added Dec 2011, memorial number 81941702.

Lucius Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Lucius Root was born on 20 November 1808 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• He died on 1 April 1859 in Craftsbury, Vermont, at age 50.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Amanda Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Amanda Root was born on 20 January 1811 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Warren Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Warren Root was born on 22 May 1813 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Almira Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Almira Root was born on 5 January 1815 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Julia Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Julia Root was born on 21 January 1818 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• She married William Allen Rawson on 28 August 1839 in Craftsbury, Vermont.¹
• She died on 31 July 1865 in Columbus, Georgia, at age 47.¹
• She was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GeorgiaG.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 12 October 2024 20:21:44

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Moses Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Moses Root was born on 25 March 1821 in Craftsbury, Vermont.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Sidney Dwight Root¹

Sidney Dwight Root
1824-1897
1892 photo

Parents

Biography

• Sidney Dwight Root was born on 14 March 1824 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹
• In 1843 Root left Vermont to work for his brother-in-law William Rawson (sister Julia'a husband) in Lumpkin GA as a store clerk. By 1855 he owned the business alone.²
• He married Mary H Clarke on 17 April 1849 in Lumkin, Georgia.¹
• Sidney became a slave-owner upon his marriage - Mary's parents gave the couple 3 slaves as a wedding present.²
• Sidney wrote an unpubliched memoir 'Memorandum of My Life'. He also wrote? and published 'Primary Bible Questions for Young Children', a booklet that sold around 20,000 copies.²
• In 1858 Sidney lived in Atlanta, Georgia, where he operated a dry goods store, and then branched out into cotton and banking. After the fall of Atlanta in 1864, during the Civil War, Union troops occupied his house. He sold his house on South Collins Street to Joseph E. Brown, who served as the governor of Georgia during the war.²
• Sidney was active in the Civil War, supplying the Confederate Army with goods imported from Europe - blockade running.²
• He promoted a controversial plan to recruit slaves into the Confederate Army - and they would be freed. Eventually J efferson Davis agreed, and then Rober E Lee; however the idea was never implemented.²
• In 1866 the family moved to New York city, for the education of their children.²
• In 1878 Sidney and Mary moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he devoted his time to religious and other charitable causes.²
  

  home of Sidney and Mary Root
  in Atlanta Georgia
• He died on 15 February 1897 in Atlanta, Georgia, at age 72 at his daughter's house.^2,3
• He was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GeorgiaG.³
  

  Gravestone

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Charts/Lists: Authors, John Wellborn Root and Carol
• Last Edited: 12 October 2024 20:21:44

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .
2. [S5904] New Georgia Encyclopedia, an encyclopedia of all facets of Georgia such as arts, business, education, etc, www.georgiaencyclopedia.org, article: Sidney Root (1824-1908_ by Matthew M Moye, 13 Apr 2012, ed NGE Staff 2015 8 May, viewed Feb 2018.
3. [S5907] Find A Grave: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, Maj Sidney Dwight Root, created by Sharon whitney, Julia Ather, added Nov 2009, memorial number 44287009.

Eliza Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Eliza Root was born on 4 October 1827 in Montague, Massachusetts.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

Minerva Root¹

Parents

Biography

• Minerva Root was born on 12 April 1831 in Craftsbury, Vermont.¹

Other Information

• Relationship: 12th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .

William Allen Rawson¹

Biography

• William Allen Rawson was born on 2 November 1810 in Craftsbury, Vermont.¹
• He married Julia Root, daughter of Salmon Root and Eliza Carpenter, on 28 August 1839 in Craftsbury, Vermont.¹
• William Allen Rawson died on 22 September 1879 in Des Moines, Iowa, at age 68.¹

Other Information

• Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29

Citations

1. [S511] Dascola, Phil, compiler, family tree titled "John Root", published by Ancestry.com, wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, from database ID philsged, updated Feb 2010, viewed Feb 2018 , .