Albert Sidney Root
Albert was the eldest of the three children of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and grandson of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root, to be buried in the Main Street Cemetery. He […]
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Albert was the eldest of the three children of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and grandson of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root, to be buried in the Main Street Cemetery. He […]
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James was the son of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and granddaughter of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. He was one of three young siblings to be interred here. James
Helen was the daughter of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and granddaughter of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. Like many children of the time, she died as a small child.
Amos Root was one of the sons of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. He is the only child buried in the family plot in the Main Street Cemetery. Amos was
Gerald Smith was the son of John K. Smith and Eliza Smith. He and his brother John are remembered for their Civil War Service with a brass plaque at the
John Smith was the son of John K. Smith and Eliza Smith. He and his brother Gerald are remembered for their Civil War Service with a brass plaque at the
Laura Thatcher Curtiss is buried in Main Street Cemetery with he husband Charles Curtiss whom she married in 1856 . Her mother Harriet Thatcher is also buried in the same
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Alice Kate Oldfield and mother Kate Dixon Oldfield share this same headstone as they died about one month apart from each other. Her father Richard Oldfield, who died two decades
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Catherine Wolff and Mitchell Heintz and were both born in Sessenheim, Alsace, France. They married there on October 26, 1830. The family immigrated with their nine children in the 1850s
Lisa Marie Farver, Patch Staff DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Recent renovations to the 1846 Blodgett House has earned Downers Grove Museum recognition from the Association of Midwest Museums (AMM). The
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