Born in Tolland, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Timothy Root
and Jemima (Wood) Root
Sister of
Timothy Root, Joseph Root, Jemima (Root) Tainter, Mary (Root) Pomeroy and Lois (Root) Hudson
Wife of
David Wardwell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Betsey (Wardwell) O'Hara
Died
at age 82
in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2011
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Biography
Elizabeth Root was born 2 Jul 1767, parents Timothy & Jemimah Root [1]
1849 Jefferson, Schoharie, New York - Elizabeth Wardwell F 83 b Connecticut, died Aug 1849 [2]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- ↑ "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850-1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YV-TNQ
- Loftin, Amy Chase. Genealogies: Wardwell Family, Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., 1978) Vol. 11, Page 23: Calls her "Elizabeth of Somers".
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~0.78%
Peggy (Pearl) Kirkby
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Arlene (Tway) Watters :
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