Family: Captain Joseph Root / Abigail Bridgman (F25348)

• Father | Male Captain Joseph Root

  
  

  Born	16 Jun 1713	Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	1 Oct 1786	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried
  Married	11 Nov 1736  [1, 2]	Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA  [1, 2]
  Other Spouse	Mary Bascom | F25349
  Married	5 Nov 1782
  Father	Joseph Root | F7089 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Russell | F7089 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Abigail Bridgman

  
  

  Born	19 Sep 1712	Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	24 Apr 1781	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried
  Father	James Bridgman | F25307 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Allis | F25307 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Deacon Philip Root

  
  

  Born	28 Sep 1737	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Died	6 Aug 1813	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried		Old South cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Spouse	Abigail Smead | F76339
  Married	1 Jul 1762	Greenfield, Franklin County, MA

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Elisha Root

  
  

  Born	7 Jun 1739	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Died	1 Jan 1812	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried
  Spouse	Lucy Mattoon | F76340
  Married	30 Oct 1766

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Moses Root

  
  

  Born	26 Sep 1742	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Died	17 Dec 1817	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried		Old South cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Spouse	Anna Bardwell | F76341
  Married

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Mary Root

  
  

  Born	9 Nov 1744
  Died	16 Mar 1826
  Buried
  Spouse	Israel Gunn | F1161
  Married	10 Jul 1766	Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Abigail Root

  
  

  Born	4 Jun 1747	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Died	6 Jul 1822
  Buried
  Spouse	Daniel Clapp | F76342
  Married	Abt 1767	Montague, Franklin County, MA

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Joseph Root

  
  

  Born	10 Jul 1750	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Died	16 Jul 1818	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried
  Spouse	Eleanor Weller | F76336
  Married	25 Sep 1782

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Martin Root

  
  

  Born	17 Apr 1753	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Died	17 Mar 1833	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Gunn | F1341
  Married	10 Dec 1778	Montague, Franklin County, MA
  Spouse	Lucinda Clary | F76343
  Married	7 Jul 1785
  Spouse	Ruth Wells | F98411
  Married	2 Jun 1812

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Elijah Root

  
  

  Born	21 Jun 1756
  Died	8 Oct 1759
  Buried

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present (Reliability: 3). [S103] Ancestry.com.