Ebenezer Root (1693 - 1760)

Born 15 Nov 1693 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Strong) Root — married 19 May 1718 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1760 at age 66 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Ebenezer was born in Nov 1693.^[1] He is the son of Thomas Root and Thankful Strong.

He married his second cousin Sarah Strong. They had eight children.
He was a farmer in Coventry, as well as holding various town offices.
He passed away from cancer in 1760.

Marriage 04 MAR 1691 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Husband: Thomas (3) Root

Wife: Thankful Strong

Child: Ebenezer (1) Root

Child: Thomas Root

Child: Eliakim Root

Child: Abigail Root

Child: Thankful Root

Child: Mindwell Root

Child: Experience Root

Child: Samuel Root

Child: Miriam Root

Child: Ephriam Root

Child: Mehitable Root

Death 30 JUL 1760 Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Note

Dimock says he was born 15 November. The handwritten record (image 608/2680) does not provide a day.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Northampton > Births, Marriages and Death, pg 30

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• Dimock, Susan Whitney. Records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844 (Baker & Taylor Co., New York, 1897) Page 98