Born about in New Haven, CT
Daughter of Jesse Root Jr
and Rebecca (Fish) Root
Sister of
Julia Ann (Root) Candee
Wife of
Phineas Benham
— married
5 Apr 1827 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Electa (Benham) Bowers
Died
at about age 71
in New Haven, CT
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2015
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Biography
Olive ROOT was born calculated 1748. She died 17 May 1819. Olive married Phineas BENHAM.
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