Ancestry of
Henry Luce

Co-Founder of Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated magazines

Elihu Root

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Henry Luce — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 24 
  • Father:
  • James Root 
  • Mother:
  • Nannie Rob   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1772 
  • Birth Location:
  • Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • Jul 1843 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Achsah Pomeroy
  • Marriage Date:
  • May 1800 
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  Oren Root

  Philander Sheldon Root (Ahnentafel No:12 )

• Sources for Elihu Root

  • ¹ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 26, New York: James T. White and Company (1937), 1.
  • ² Roberts, Gary Boyd and William Addams Reitwiesner, American Ancestors and Cousins of The Princess of Wales, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1984), 47, 53.
  • ³ Root, James Pierce, Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870: Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America, New York: R.C. Root, Anthony and Co. (1870), 362, 415-416.