Olive ROOT

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4 March 1726 , Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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1 October 1813 , Woodbury, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 4 March 1726 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Olive married Asahel MITCHELL abt. 1745 in Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Asahel MITCHELL was born abt. 1724 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville). Asahel died 1 May 1797 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville).

Olive ROOT died 1 October 1813 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA .

daughter of Joseph Root and Elizabeth Hutwitt

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Olive ROOT married

Asahel MITCHELL
Marriage date: abt. 1745
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of Connecticut

Children of Asahel MITCHELL and Olive ROOT

Justus MITCHELL

Born: 8 September 1754, Canaan, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 September 1806, New Canaan, Connecticut, USA

Married: Martha SHERMAN 7 September 1780 Place: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA (Rowayton) (South Norwalk) (East Norwalk)

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Birth — 1726
4 March 1726
Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Justus MITCHELL was born 8 September 1754, Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)

Olive was 28 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1780 Marriage of Child
Justus MITCHELL married 7 September 1780, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA (Rowayton) (South Norwalk) (East Norwalk) to Martha SHERMAN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Asahel MITCHELL died 1 May 1797, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Death of Child
Justus MITCHELL died 24 September 1806, New Canaan, Connecticut, USA

Olive was 80 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

Death — 1813
1 October 1813
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 87.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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