Graham Asa Root (bef. 1820 - 1880)

Born before 22 Oct 1820 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Dec 1880 after age 60 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Graham A. Root. ^[1]

Christened - SHEFFIELD,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS - 22 Oct 1820^[2]

lived in Sheffield, Massachusetts

"Graham A. Root of Sheffield, originally appointed Sheriff by Gov. Henry J. Gardner in 1855, was the first elected Sheriff of Berkshire County in 1857. It was during his term that the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction was built at 264 Second Street in Pittsfield. The new jail, built of marble and pressed brick by Civil War veterans at a cost of about $190,000, accepted its first inmates in 1871.

Berkshire County Sheriff - Graham A. Root, 1855-1881"^[3]

BIRTH 1820

DEATH 3 Dec 1880 (aged 59-60)

BURIAL Center Cemetery, Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1 page 378
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD6-3ZX : 10 February 2018), Graham Asa Root, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0250313 IT 1, 234573.
3. ↑ https://bcsoma.org/about-us/history/
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69160403/graham-a.-root

• Source: S1 Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Rich Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

Acknowledgements

• GED file graciously provided to Whitney Rapp on 10/18/17 by Goodrich Family Association (http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org) for upload to WikiTree.