Ancestry of
Elihu Root

38th U.S. Secretary of State

Hewit Root

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Elihu Root — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
  • Father:
  • John Root 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Leonard   
  • Birth Date:
  • 6 Jul 1724 
  • Birth Location:
  • Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • BY 3 Apr 1788 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Experience Pomeroy
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 May 1744 
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  • Child:

  James Root (Ahnentafel No:8 )

• Additional marriages for Hewit Root

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  • Spouse:
  • Bethesda Sackett
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 Oct 1777

• Sources for Hewit 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.
  • 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), 323, 335.