Eighth Generation

409. Doctor Josiah ROOT Jr. was born on 17 November 1752 in Southington, Hartford County, CT.^33,72

(The Heritage Registry Internet source has this Josiah Root having married Experience Adkins abt. 1782 in Otsego County, NY. The site lists them as the parents of Ira J. Root, born 7/14/1791, and marrying Sarah Mallory 8/20/1815 in Otsego County and having a daughter named Sarah, born 1832. That source is incorrect as this is not the Josiah that married Experience Root. Furthermore, Ira and Sarah were not the parents of a daughter named Sarah.) He died on 6 June 1841 at the age of 88.³³

Doctor Josiah ROOT Jr. and Merab LEWIS were married on 8 April 1786.³³ Merab LEWIS, daughter of Lemuel LEWIS and (Unknown) UNKNOWN (LEWIS), was born on 1 March 1765.³³ She died on 11 March 1841 at the age of 76.³³

Doctor Josiah ROOT Jr. and Merab LEWIS had the following children:

618	i.	Lloyd ROOT was born in 1787.³³ He died in 1838 at the age of 51.³³
+619	ii.	Laura ROOT.
+620	iii.	Betsey ROOT.
621	iv.	Reuben Smith ROOT was born on 7 March 1794.³³ He died on 1 September 1806 at the age of 12.³³
622	v.	James ROOT was born in 1796.³³ He died in 1842 at the age of 46.³³
623	vi.	William ROOT was born in 1798.³³ He died in 1848 at the age of 50.³³
+624	vii.	Nancy ROOT.
625	viii.	Emily ROOT was born in 1805.³³ She died in 1836 at the age of 31.³³