Elijah Root
1789 - 1864 (75 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Elijah Root Birth 1789 Great Barrington,Berkshire,Massachusetts,United States Gender Male Death 1864 Newton Township,Calhoun,Michigan,United States Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - ........Mach 6th, 1838, Alamo was set off from Cooper, and its first election was held at the house of Seth C. WHITLOCK. The first in Alamo were Solomo CASE, Wm. FINCH, Julius HACKLEY, the Messrs. Whitlock, Robt. DENSMORE, Mahlon EVERETT, and George KIRTLAND all in 1835. The first in Brady settled in 1835, and were Lorenzo STOWELL, Benjamin TUTTLE, Bradley WILLIAMS, Elisha DOAN. Portage was set off from Pavilion and its first election was held at the house of Elijah ROOT. In 1830 Portage became the home of HERRING, MEAD, and HARRIS, and were followed in 1831 by Jonas WOODARD, John E. HOWARD, the COOLEYS, Caleb SWEETLAND, the EASTLAND s, Moses AUSTIN, and his sons Wm. G. and Benj. F. ....... History of Kalamazoo Co. by George Torry a brief history of the county from the 1876 meeting.
Person ID I8785 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
Father William Root, b. 10 Aug 1768 d. 15 Aug 1846 (Age 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Ruth d. Yes, date unknown Relationship natural Family ID F3241 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Charlotte Pomeroy d. Yes, date unknown Children + 1. Epaphras B. Root, b. 20 Apr 1818, ,Oneida,New York,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Root, b. 1819, ,,New York,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. William Alonzo Root, b. 13 Oct 1819, ,,New York,United States d. 1901, Newton Township,Calhoun,Michigan,United States (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. Polly Ann Root, b. 1823, ,,New York,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. Wadsworth Root, b. 1824, ,,New York,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. Oliver Root, b. 1828, ,,New York,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. Charlotte Root, b. 6 Oct 1830 d. 2 Feb 1894 (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. James Root, b. 1833, Newton Township,Calhoun,Michigan,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F3237 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Dec 2006
Family 2 Mary M. Root d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F3240 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Dec 2006
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