 1786 - 1862 (76 years)
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| Name |
Root, Sheldon [1] |
| Born |
29 Aug 1786 [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
2 Aug 1850 |
Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA  [3] |
| Census |
15 Aug 1860 |
Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA [4] |
| Died |
31 Oct 1862 |
Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA [2] |
| Buried |
Old Benson Cemetery, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I41565 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2016 |
| Father |
Root, Amos, b. 18 Jul 1757, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 23 Feb 1813, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 55 years) |
| Mother |
Baker, Anna, b. 1758, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 10 Aug 1842, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Root, Sheldon, b. 29 Aug 1786, d. 31 Oct 1862, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F15523 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Gleason, Sally, b. 29 Jan 1788, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 31 Oct 1870, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Root, Lucy Ann, b. 11 Sep 1809, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. Unknown |
| + | 2. Root, Pamela, b. 18 Mar 1811, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 15 Jul 1905, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, USA (Age 94 years) |
| + | 3. Root, Amos Benoni, b. 9 Nov 1812, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 17 Sep 1850 (Age 37 years) |
| + | 4. Root, Mehitable, b. 7 Sep 1814, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 12 Dec 1895, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 81 years) |
| | 5. Root, ___, b. 1816, d. 1816 (Age 0 years) |
| + | 6. Root, Eli, b. 17 Apr 1818, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 18 Dec 1872 (Age 54 years) |
| | 7. Root, George, b. 29 Mar 1819, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 3 Aug 1895, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 76 years) |
| + | 8. Root, Henry S., b. 17 Feb 1829, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA , d. 11 Aug 1895, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 66 years) |
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| Last Modified |
3 Dec 2016 |
| Family ID |
F15011 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Child - Root, Lucy Ann - 11 Sep 1809 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Child - Root, Pamela - 18 Mar 1811 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Child - Root, Amos Benoni - 9 Nov 1812 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Child - Root, Mehitable - 7 Sep 1814 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Child - Root, Eli - 17 Apr 1818 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Child - Root, George - 29 Mar 1819 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Child - Root, Henry S. - 17 Feb 1829 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Census - 2 Aug 1850 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Census - 15 Aug 1860 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Died - 31 Oct 1862 - Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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 | Buried - - Old Benson Cemetery, Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S1282] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 22 Jun 2016.
Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 042
p. 54
41131. Mrs. Mary Jane Root Abel
Born in Orewell, Vermont.
Wife of Charles E. Abel
Descendant of Amos Root, Amos Root, Jr., John Baker, Jacob Gleason, Benoni Gleason, Lieut. James Hubbard, and Lieut. Caleb Goodrich, all of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Thomas Root and Pamelia (Root), his wife.
Granddaughter of Sheldon Root (parents of Pamelia), and Sally Gleason, his wife; Daniel Root and Rhoda Goodrich (b. 1780), his wife.
Gr.-grandaughter of Amos Root, Jr., and Anna Baker (parents of Sheldon), his wife; Benoni Gleason (1761-1819), and Lucy Hubbard, his wife; Caleb Goodrich, and Huldah Butler, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-grandaughter of Amos Root and Abigail Sheldon, his wife; John Baker, Jacob Gleason and Ruth (1742-1813), his wife; James Hubbard and Martha Livermore, his wife.
Amos Root, (1733-1818), served 1777 in the Berkshire militia to re-enforce the army under Gates. He died in Benson, [Vt.]
Amos Root, Jr., (1758-1813), marched from Pittsfield under different commands as a private. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass.; d. in Benson, Vt.
Jacob Gleason, (1737-1807), entered the militia of Berkshire County 1776 and marched to New York. He was born in Westfield, Mass.; d. in Benson, Vt.
Benoni Gleason, (1761-1819), enlisted 1777 under Capt. John Strong, Berkshire regiment, for service at Fort Ann.
James Hubbard, (1744-1813), served as lieutenant in the Berkshire militia. He was born in Whethersfield, Conn.; d. in Pittsfield.
Also Nos. 12106, 13994, 18600, 22114, 28504.
John Baker, (1728-1813), responded to the alarms in the Berkshire County militia.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 3 Dec 2016.
From Find A Grave Memorial# 122098888
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122098888
Shelden Root
Birth: Aug. 29, 1786
Death: Oct. 31, 1862
Benson
Rutland County
Vermont, USA
Son of Amos Root and Anna Baker.
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Husband of Sally Gleason, with whom, he had eight known children: Lucy Ann, Parmelia, Amos Benoni, Mehitable, infant son (b. & d. 1816), Eli, George, and Henry S. Root.
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Note: There is a discrepancy between the date of death on his gravestone [Oct 31, 1862] and the date on his death record [Oct. 20, 1862].
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Family links:
Parents:
Amos Root (1757 - 1813)
Anna Baker Root (1758 - 1842)
Spouse:
Sally Gleason Root (1788 - 1870)
Children:
Pamela Root (1811 - 1905)*
Amos Benoni Root (1812 - 1850)*
Mehitable Root Goodrich (1814 - 1895)*
Eli Root (1818 - 1872)*
George Root (1819 - 1895)*
Henry S. Root (1829 - 1895)*
Siblings:
Shelden Root (1786 - 1862)
Stephen Root (1790 - 1813)*
John Root (1797 - 1844)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
SHELDEN ROOT
Died
Oct. 31, 1862
AE. 76.
Burial:
Old Benson Cemetery
Benson
Rutland County
Vermont, USA
Created by: Janet Muff
Record added: Dec 24, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 122098888
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S506] 1850 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 4 Dec 2016.
1850 Census, enumerated 2 Aug 1850 in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Shelden Root M 63 Massachusetts
Sally Root F 62 Vermont
George Root M 31 Vermont
Henry S Root M 22 Vermont
Isaac K Dunham M 24 Vermont
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC26-1PW : 9 November 2014), George Root in household of Shelden Root, Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing family 39, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S500] 1860 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 4 Dec 2016.
1860 Census, enumerated 15 Aug 1850 in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Sheldon Root M 73 Massachusetts
Sally Root F 72 Vermont
George Root M 41 Vermont
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFD4-Y7F : 30 December 2015), George Root in entry for Sheldon Root, 1860.
Researched by Ted Smith
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