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Levi Parsons Root

Levi Parsons Root

Male 1830 - 1863  (33 years)

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  • Name Levi Parsons Root 
    Birth 25 Apr 1830  Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Parents Father: Calvin Root (1785-1863)
    Mother: Fanny Buckley (1787-1845)  [1, 3
    Census 1850 (19 years)  Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1855 (24 years)  Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1860 (29 years)  Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Military 1863 (32 years)  [1, 7, 8, 9
    Death 7 Jun 1863  Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 10, 11
    • He died while in the Army of chronic diarrhea.
    Death Record of Levi Root
    Death Record of Levi Root
    Last Full Review 28 Aug 2024 (194 years) 
    Burial —  Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 12, 13
    • He is buried in section 24, site 1599. His name is on a stone in Somers, Connecticut, but his is probably a cenotaph. [9]
    Cemetery Control Form for Levi P. Root
    Gravestone of Levi P. Root
    Person ID I7881  | Parent of a Delvee Spouse
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2024 

    Family Lucinda Rebecca Etsey,   b. 19 Jul 1831, Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1912, Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1855  Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14, 15
    Marriage Record of Lucinda Estey and Levi Root
    Marriage Record of Lucinda Estey and Levi Root
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 1 month - She : 23 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Clara Lucinda Root,   b. 22 Aug1860, Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1940, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F3055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1830 - Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1855 - Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 May 1855 - Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jun 1863 - Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S833] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009).

    2. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 322269 Levi Parsons Root.

    3. [S1731] Root, James Pierce, Root, James P. (1870) Root Gen Records, (New York: R.C. Root, Anthony, 1870.), p 475.

    4. [S674] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 321; Page: 360a.

    5. [S826] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    6. [S716] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_505; Page: 6; Family History Library Film: 803505.

    7. [S1195] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Pension Card for Levi Root.

    8. [S897] U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    9. [S1730] National Cemetery Administration Gravesite Locator, (https://www.cem.va.gov/nationwide-gravesite-locator/).

    10. [S799] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Death Record of Levi P. Root.

    11. [S1186] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    12. [S691] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (www.ancestory.com).

    13. [S1732] Quartermaster General's Office, U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, (Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017).

    14. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Lucinda Estey and Levi Root.

    15. [S798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Lucinda Estey and Levi Root.