Jeriel was a preacher.
1. Jeriel Root Sr. was born on 31 Dec 1780 in Coventry, Tolland Co, Connecticut. He died
on 18 Jun 1857 in Chillicothe, Peoria Co, Illinois. He was buried in Root Cemetary, Chillicothe, Illinois. Jeriel was a preacher.
Jeriel married (1) Sarah Coleman on 16 Sep 1801 in Coventry, Tolland Co, Connecticut.
Sarah was born on 17 Jun 1783 in Coventry, Tolland Co, Connecticut. She died on 10 Sep 1839 in Chillicothe, Peoria
Co, Illinois. She was buried in Root Cemetary, Chillicothe, Illinois. Sarah was baptized in Aug 1790 in First Church, Coventry,
Tolland Co, CT.
They had the following children:
+ 2 F i
Clarissa Root 3 F ii
Lucia Root was born on 22 Feb 1804. She died on 19 Jul 1834. She was buried in Root Cemetary, Chillicothe, Illinois. [Notes] + 4 M iii
Erastus Coleman Root + 5 F iv
Emily Root + 6 M v
Lucas Root + 7 F vi
Phebe Emerit Root + 8 F vii
Anna Root 9 M viii
Jeriel Root Jr. was born on 18 Mar 1816. He died on 6 Jan 1839 in Illinois. He was buried in Root Cemetary, Chillicothe, Illinois. Jeriel married Nancy W. Atwood on 15 Nov 1837 in Putnam Co, Illinois. Nancy was born on 5 Dec 1819 in Dansville, Steuben Co, New York. She died on 24 Jun 1846. She was buried in Washington Co, Iowa. 10 F ix
Sally Root was born on 25 Aug 1818. She died on 9 Jul 1819. + 11 M x
Alfred Root + 12 F xi
Alma Root
Jeriel married (2) Sarah Merrill on 3 May 1840 in Peoria Co, Illinois. Sarah was born
in 1795/1796 in New York. She died on 4 Apr 1854. She was buried in La Salle Prairie Cem, Peoria Co, IL.
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