Root, Joel, 1770-1847.
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Root, Joel, 1770-1847.
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Root, Joel, 1770-1847.
Root, Joel, b. 1770.
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Root, Joel, b. 1770.
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Son of Elisha and Lucy Root of Southington, Connecticut; Root was a farmer and worked in the dry goods business and later relocated with his family to New Haven where he was employed in 1802 as a supercargo on a voyage around the world aboard the sealer and trading vessel Huron.
Joel Root was born in Southington, Conn., briefly attended Yale College, and worked as a farmer, dry goods merchant, and shipper. In 1802 he entered a sealing venture to the Pacific coast of South America as supercargo and director of the voyage. Root and his party returned to the United States in 1806.
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Indians of South America
Sealing
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South America
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Peru
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New Haven (Conn.)
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Chile
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Spain
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Juan Fernández Islands
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