Joel Root 
(1770-1847), ID #5380
Joel Root|b. 31 Aug 1770\nd. 12 Jan 1847|p5380.htm|Elisha Root|b. 1737\nd. Sep 1776|p5382.htm|Lucy Curtiss|b. 5 Aug 1745\nd. 6 May 1773|p5383.htm|Jonathan Root|b. 20 Dec 1707\nd. 17 Aug 1794|p8639.htm|Mrs Ruth Root|b. c 1711\nd. 17 Feb 1749|p8640.htm|Jeremiah Curtiss|b. 26 May 1706\nd. 31 Mar 1795|p5389.htm|Hannah Burnham|b. 18 Nov 1708\nd. 6 Apr 1772|p5390.htm|
- Father: Elisha Root b. 1737, d. Sep 1776
- Mother: Lucy Curtiss b. 5 Aug 1745, d. 6 May 1773
- Relationship: 4th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent.
- Joel Root was born on 31 August 1770, in Southington, CT.
- He married Eleanor Strong, daughter of John Strong and Mercy Newall, in January 1788 in Southington, CT.1
- Joel lived in Southington, CT.
- He died on 12 January 1847 at age 76.
- Charts: Nancy Regan and Alice Bessie Forbes , Sigourney Weaver and the Forbes, Increase Mather and Alice Bessie Forbes, FDR and the Forbes, Joseph Smith and Linda, President Cleveland and the Forbes
Children with Eleanor Strong b. 17 Apr 1771, d. 5 Jul 1853:
- Olivia Ann Root b. 10 Oct 1788, d. 23 Jan 1827
- Lucy Curtiss Root b. 7 May 1790, d. 9 Dec 1821
- Eliza Maria Root b. 8 Apr 1792
- Eleanor Paris Root b. 9 Jan 1794
- Jeanette Frances Root b. 2 Mar 1796
- Charlotte Antoinette Root+ b. 9 Feb 1798, d. 5 May 1888
- Susan Augsta Root b. 23 Jan 1800, d. 2 Oct 1846
- Julia Root b. 23 Jul 1807, d. 24 Sep 1807
Sources of Information:
- [S593] Patricia Wardell, family web site titled "Strong", RootsWeb World Connect, www.rootsweb.com, updated Feb 2003, viewed Dec 2007.
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