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William Root

Birth25 Jul 1765 - Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Death1 Apr 1817 - Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
MotherElizabeth Shepard
FatherAzariah Root

Born in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA on 25 Jul 1765 to Azariah Root and Elizabeth Shepard. William Root married Charlotte Shepard and had 7 children. He passed away on 1 Apr 1817 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents
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Azariah Root
1728 - 1777
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Elizabeth Shepard
1732 - 1786
Spouse(s)
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Charlotte Shepard
1764 - 1804
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Lucretia Starr
1770 - 1858
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Lucretia Hannah Brewster
1808 - 1875
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Mary Sheppard Root
1791 - 1868
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William Shepard Root
1789 - 1862
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Eliza Charity Root
1802 - 1863
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Elizabeth Shepard Root
1799 - Unknown
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Ralph Pratt Root
1797 - Unknown
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Ralph Pratt Root
1797 - Unknown

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