Elijah
Root
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Root
and Sarah (Tarbox) Root
Husband of
Sarah (Bascom) Root
— married
11 Sep 1766 in Connecticut Colony
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Apr 2013
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Biography
Elijah was born 1 Mar 1729/30, the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Tarbox) Root
He married Sarah Bascom, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (French) Bascom, on 11 Sep 1766 in Connecticut - their children were Olive, Abiel and Elias (last child born 1772)
Sources
- Root Genealogical Records 1600-1870; Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America, by James Pierce Root, page 114
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Heather Brown for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Heather and others.
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- Cynthia (Root) Morgan
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup I1 - Howard Root :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #495928
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