Fifth Generation


63. Joshua ROOT (2nd) Sr.4,23 was born on 23 November 1682 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.10,15,18,24 He died on 28 September 1730 at the age of 47 in Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA.18 He has Ancestral File Number 8VJC-HS.

Joshua ROOT (2nd) Sr. and Margaret GILBERT were married about 1712.1,5,10,41 Margaret GILBERT, daughter of Thomas GILBERT and Anna BANCROFT, was born in 1684.5 She died after 1728 at the age of 44 in Of Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA.5

Joshua ROOT (2nd) Sr. and Margaret GILBERT had the following children:

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i.

Mercy ROOT was born on 27 December 1713 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5

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ii.

Joshua ROOT Jr..

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iii.

Margaret ROOT was born on 21 November 1716 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5 She died on 4 October 1775 at the age of 58 in West Springfield, Hampden County, MA.5

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iv.

Hannah ROOT was born on 15 November 1718 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5 She died before 1730 at the age of 12 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5

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v.

Thomas ROOT.

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vi.

Ruth ROOT.

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Experience ROOT was born on 13 February 1724 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5 She died on 2 March 1797 at the age of 73 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5

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viii.

Catherine ROOT was born on 25 February 1725 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5 She died on 5 November 1787 at the age of 62 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.5

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ix.

Israel ROOT.