Born in New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Root
and Mary Parrish
Sister of
Rodney Henry Root, Lovina Root, William Wallace Root, Theodore Root, Albert Erskine Root, Milton M Root and Frank Root
Wife of
Ebenezer P McAlister
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Wilson McAlister and William Warren McAlister
Died about
at about age 73
in Antrim, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2019
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Biography
Basha was born about 1833. She is the daughter of Henry Root and Mary Parrish.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVW-TNT : 12 April 2016), Rodney Root in household of Henry Root, Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, United States; citing family 197, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 January 2019), memorial page for Basha "Helen" Root McAlister (5 Sep 1831–12 Oct 1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 53453519, citing Dunsmore Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Antrim County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Ronald R Chard (contributor 47105174) .
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