Born in Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Spencer
and Sarah (Bearding) Spencer
Sister of
Obadiah Spencer [half], Thomas Spencer [half], Samuel Spencer [half], Jarred Spencer, Sarah (Spencer) Huxley, Elizabeth (Spencer) Andrews, Hannah (Spencer) Brainerd and Martha (Spencer) Benton
Wife of
Thomas Root
— married
7 Oct 1675 in Westfield, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Root II, John Root, Samuel Root, Elizabeth (Root) Bancroft, Sarah (Root) Dewey, Timothy Root and Joseph Root
Died
at age 35
in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Mary was born in 1655. Mary Spencer ... She passed away in 1690.
Children:
- Elizabeth Root
- Samuel Root – 1712
- John Root 1676 – 1744
- Sarah Root 1683 – 1739
- Timothy Root 1685 – 1743
- Joseph Root 1688 –
Sources
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Hartford, Page 301. Birth record.
- Welles, Edwin. Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1898) Page 32.
- Root, James. Root Genealogical Records. 1600-1870. (R.C. Root, Anthony & Co., New York, 1870) Page 318.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #16330297
- Ancestral File Number: 3611-QM
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Mary (Spencer) Roote ?
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16330297/mary-roote : accessed 04 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Spencer Roote (18 May 1655–4 Nov 1690), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16330297, citing North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl Hanson (contributor 46836345) .
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Paula (Hawkins) Reinke
A friendly suggestion concerning headstone inscription and last name "Roote." You may want to edit last name according to the double marker headstone memorial for both husband and wife. Thank you kindly.
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by Paula (Hawkins) Reinke
Rejected matches › Mary (Sharpe) Spencer (abt.1776-1870) › Mary (Whitley) Spencer (1837-) › Mary (Wallis) Spencer (abt.1714-abt.1756) › Mary Spencer (1805-) › Mary Ann (Spencer) Smith (1761-1804) › Mary (Spencer) King (abt.1675-abt.1711) › Mary (Root) Smith (1667-1721) › Mary Spencer (1655-) › Anna Maria Roth (1655-)
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