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Dolly Ann Palmer was born in 1821, probably in Niagara Co., NY. Very little information has been found about Dolly other than vital statistics. It is not clear whether she came to Michigan with her parents in 1833, or at a later date. She married Dr. Bennett F. Root in Manchester on 22 June 1837.
Bennett Fields Root was the son of Doctor Eleazar and Lucinda Root. They are both buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. Eleazar's grave is marked as being that of a Soldier of the American Revolution. Bennett studied medicine with his father and then attended Berkshire Medical School in New York (42).
Bennett appears to have arrived in Michigan at about the same time as his future father-in-law, Samuel Palmer. He is listed as one of the founding members of the First Presbyterian Church of Bridgewater and Sharon in 1835. (43) He was the first practicing physician in Manchester.
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The Washtenaw County Register of Deeds records purchases of lots in the village of Manchester by Dr. Root in 1852 and 1861. History of Manchester Township describes the family's first move to a frame house built by George Horne on the southwest corner of Jackson and Clinton Streets. It had been the residence of Philip H.C. Botherson, who operated the flouring mill and who died in 1852. The couple's sixth, and last, child, Edwin Eleazer, was born in this house. Dr. Root later, presumably in 1861 or later, built a brick home on Ann Arbor Street. This remained the home of the Root family for several generations. Both his son, Edwin Eleazar, and his grandson, Bennett C. Root, were bankers. The village of Manchester benefited mightily from the estate of the latter, who left bequests to two churches, money for improvements at a village park and scholarships to the high school (44).
Dolly died in 1865 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Manchester. Dr. B.F. Root remarried the next year. He died on 16 Jan 1879.
DOLLY PALMER
Dolly Ann Palmer, b-12 Jul 1821, Probably Somerset, Niagara Co., NY
d-20 Oct1865, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
m-22 Jun 1837, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Parents:
Samuel Palmer, b-23 Jun 1785, Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY
d-5 Sep 1844, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
m-2 Nov 1809, Place unknown
Clarissa Shumway, b-21 Apr 1791, Charlestown, Sullivan Co., NH
d-14 May 1862, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Spouse:
Bennett F. Root, b-29 Feb 1804, Canaan, Columbia Co., NY
d-16 Jan 1879, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Parents:
Eleazar Root, b-About 1763, Coventry, CT.
d-31 Jan 1837 Bridgewater, Washtenaw Co., MI
m-Unknown Unknown
Lucinda, b-About 1773, Unknown
d-3 Oct 1849, Washtenaw Co., MI
Children of Dolly Ann Palmer and Bennett F. Root:
Henry Lyman, b-31 Aug 1838, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
d-22 Jun 1842, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Adora , b-10 Apr 1841, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
m-unknown, Mr. High
Henrietta, b-10 Oct 1842, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Elnora, b-1 Mar 1845, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
m-25 Oct 1868, Washtenaw Co., Mi, to Rev. Charles T. Allen
Emma Jane, b-28 Feb 1847, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Edwin Eleazar, b- 11 Jun 1853, Manchester, Washtenaw Co., MI
Sources
42. Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870
43. History of Washtenaw County
44. Manchester's First Hundred Years
The source for birth and death dates for Dolly Ann and Bennett's children and for Bennett's birth date is Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870, to which Bennett contributed. Unless otherwise noted, other Root death dates come from Oak Grove Cemetery records.
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