Civil War Veteran
Capt Amos Root
Born 1745 Aug 20 Glastonbury, CT
Died 1836 Oct 1 Granville, MA
Age 91
Burial Silver Street

Father John Root
1712 – 1804
Mother Mary Simons
1716 – 1768

Marriage 3 1805 May 9
Spouse Ruth Tanner
Born 1763
Died 1856 Jun 5 Granville, MA
Age 92
FAG 72972580
Father John Tanner
1730 – 1772
Mother Mary Rogers

Marriage 1 1767 Sep 28
Spouse Mary Burlison
Born 1748
Died 1768 Apr 21

Marriage 2
Spouse Anne Roe
Born 1752 Nov 22
Died 1803 Jan 23 Granville, MA
COD Consumption
Father Samuel Roe 1717-1783
Mother Anne Barlow 1723-1800
Burial Main Road Granville, MA FAG*71866718

Children with Anne Roe

1 Joel Root, Esq
Born 1771 Jun 5 Granville, MA
Died 1839 Sep 28
COD Gravel
Burial Silver Street Granville, MA FAG* 72831331
Married 1804 Jan 22 Granville, MA
M1 Sally -1806
M2 Sarah Ensign 1783-1812
M3 Clarissa Ensign 1790-1874

2 Amos Root
Born 1773 May 17 Granville, MA
Died 1777 Oct 13 Granville, MA
Age 4
COD Camp Distemper
Burial

3 Mary Root
Born 1775 Mar 27 Granville, MA
Died 1777 Oct 20 Granville, MA
Age 2
COD Camp Distemper

4 Anna Root
Born 1776 Oct 7 Granville, MA
Died 1866 Apr 3 Albany, NY
Age 89
Married 1800 Jan 2
Jesse Spelman
Born 1775
Died 1842

5 Amos Root
Born 1779 Feb 3 Granville, MA
Died 1800 Mar 24
Age 21 Y
COD Consumption
Burial Main Street, Granville

6 Mary Root
Born 1781 Oct 14 Granville, MA
Died 1806 Mar 2 Granville, MA
Age 25
Burial Main Street Granville, MA

7 Silas Root
Born 1783 Jun 27 Granville, MA
Died 1846 Sep 12 Granville, MA
Age 63
Burial Silver Street FAG*
Married
Miriam Spelman

8 Benjamin Root
Born 1785 Apr 9 Granville, MA
Died 1810 Jul 20 Granville, MA
Age 25
COD Consumption
Burial Main Street

9 Samuel Root
Born 1787 Mar 7
Died 1862 Jan 28 Southwick, MA
Age 74
Burial
FAG 73021953
Married 1810 Apr 25
Dorothy Root
FAG 73021979

10 Clarissa Root BANCROFT
Born 1789 Dec 23
Died 1869
Married 1809 Nov 29
Bela Bancroft
Born 1786
Died 1822
Bancroft Children Calista 1810, Sarahette 1814, Clarissa 1819

11 James Root
Born 1791 Jul 13
Died 1880 Painesville, Ohio
Married 1814 Jan 16 Granville, MA
Sally Webster Cadwell
Born 1794 Apr 17
Died 1866 May 24 Ionia, MI
Father Timothy Cadwell 1774-1822
Mother Chloe Olive Tuller 1770-1850

12 Lyman Root
Born 1793 Jul 10 Granville, MA
Died 1862 Dec 6 Painesville, Ohio
married
Margaret Barlow
Born 1795
Died
Children Matthew 1815, Margaret 1817, Martha 1827