Family: Abraham Root / Rachel Messenger (F66430)

• Father | Male Abraham Root

  
  

  Born	29 Mar 1735	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died	17 May 1770
  Buried
  Married	17 May 1759  [1]	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA  [1]
  Father	Ensign Jonathan Root | F66435 Group Sheet
  Mother	Dorothy Vosburgh | F66435 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Rachel Messenger

  
  

  Born	1740	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died	1808
  Buried
  Father	Nehemiah Messenger | F66436 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Hopkins | F66436 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Martin Root

  
  

  Born	4 Jul 1761	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Roswell Root

  
  

  Born	3 Aug 1763	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Christened	3 Aug 1763	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died	11 Sep 1843	Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY
  Buried
  Spouse	Hepzibah Gillett | F219604
  Married

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Rhoda Root

  
  

  Born	29 Sep 1765	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Christened	29 Sep 1765	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Huldah Root

  
  

  Born	13 Dec 1771	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Christened	13 Dec 1771	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died	29 Feb 1852	Alden, McHenry County, IL
  Buried
  Spouse	Francis Dana | F66427
  Married	1796	Geneva, Ontario County, NY

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Dorothy Root

  
  

  Born	26 Dec 1773	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Christened	26 Dec 1773	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Moses Root

  
  

  Born	31 Jan 1777	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Christened	31 Jan 1777	Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] FamilySearch.com.