ElihuRoot
Ancestors
Son ofOren RootandNancy (Butterick) Root
Brother ofOren Root
Husband ofClara Frances (Wales) Root— married1878 [location unknown]
Father ofEdith Ruth (Root) Grant andElihu Root Jr.
Family Tree of Elihu Root
Elihu
ElihuRoot
AncestorsSon ofOren RootandNancy (Butterick) Root
Brother ofOren Root
Husband ofClara Frances (Wales) Root— married1878 [location unknown]
Father ofEdith Ruth (Root) Grant andElihu Root Jr.
Parents
01 Nov 1803 - 27 Feb 1891
Vernon, NY
12 Aug 1812 - 27 Feb 1891
Westminister, MA
Grandparents
abt 1772 - 1843
Great Barrington, Berkshire Co.,Massachusetts
07 Oct 1777 - 28 Dec 1856
Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA
14 Mar 1778 - 26 Jun 1856
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
29 Dec 1788 - 18 Feb 1874
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
14 Aug 1747 - 1802
Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
1749 - 1788
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
03 May 1735 - 19 Jun 1790
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
05 Nov 1735 - abt 1795
Suffield, Connecticut
20 Jul 1731 - 16 May 1791
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
17 May 1745 -
Jun 1742 - 01 Feb 1804
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
17 Jan 1757 - 05 Feb 1844
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
2nd-Great-Grandparents
06 Jul 1724 - 1788
19 Jun 1723 - 18 Jun 1777
[Robb g-g-grandfather?]
[Robb g-g-grandmother?]
20 Oct 1709 - 17 Sep 1798
25 Jun 1712 - abt 26 Sep 1813
13 Apr 1711 - 03 Feb 1760
19 Dec 1715 - 06 Feb 1807
04 Apr 1690 - 23 Mar 1767
08 Apr 1700 - 26 Jan 1772
[Jones g-g-grandfather?]
[Jones g-g-grandmother?]
20 May 1703 - 15 May 1775
abt 1712 - 26 Sep 1801
02 Nov 1722 - 22 Oct 1805
15 Mar 1729 - 13 Nov 1812
Descendants of Elihu Root
Loading...| Preceded by 37th Secretary John Hay Preceded by 40th Secretary Russell A. Alger Preceded by Thomas C. Platt | Elihu Root 38th United States Secretary of State  41st United States Secretary of War  US Senator (Class 3) from New York  | Succeeded by 39th Secretary Robert Bacon Succeeded by 42nd Secretary William Howard Taft Succeeded by James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. |
Biography
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Sources
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Photos of Elihu: 1
DNAConnections for Elihu: 2
It may be possible to confirm family relationships.Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:- Cynthia (Root) Morgan :AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup I1
- Howard Root :Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #495928
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