
Ancestry of
Elihu Root
38th U.S. Secretary of State
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Oren Root
- Mother:
- Nancy Whitney Buttrick
- Birth Date:
- 15 Feb 1845
- Birth Location:
- Clinton, Oneida, New York
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 7 Feb 1937
- Death Location:
- New York, New York
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Notes:
U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, and U.S. Secretary of State
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Marriages for Elihu Root
- Spouse:
- Clara Frances Wales
- Marriage Date:
- 8 Jan 1878
- Marriage Location:
- New York, New York
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Sources for Elihu Root
- 1 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 26 , New York: James T. White and Company (1937) , 1-5, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- 2 Roberts, Gary Boyd
, The Mayflower 500: Five Hundred Notable Descendants of the Founding Fa
milies on the Mayflower
, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2020) , 422.
- 3 Roberts, Gary Boyd and William Addams Reitwiesner , American Ancestors and Cousins of The Princess of Wales , Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1984) , 53, Ancestry.com (Online Database).
- 4 Root, James Pierce , Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870: Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Fa milies in America , New York: R.C. Root, Anthony and Co. (1870) , 474, Google Books (Digital Library).
- 5 Wikipedia , "Elihu Root" , (accessed 05/14/2015).