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- [Aaron Root Decendants 1-10-2002.FTW]
Military Service.
Root, Oliver.List of men who marched from Pittsfield to Kinderhook after inimical persons May 4, 1777, under command of Capt. John Strong, and were dismissed May 11, 1777; service, 1 week; also, Private, Capt. William Francis's co., Maj. Caleb Hyde's detachment of militia; entered service July 8, 1777; discharged July 26, 1777; service, 19 days, in Northern department; also, list of men who marched from Pittsfield to Fort Edward July 8, 1777, under command of Capt. William Francis, and were dismissed Aug. 26, 1777; service, 7 weeks; also, Private, Lieut. James Hubbard's co., Lieut. Col. David Rositer's detachment of militia; entered service Aug. 17, 1777; discharged [p.556] Aug. 22, 1777; service, 4 days; company marched on an alarm; also, list of men who marched from Pittsfield to Bennington Aug. 19, 1777, under command of Lieut. James Hubbard, and were dismissed Aug. 24, 1777; service, 5 days.
Root, Oliver.Lieutenant, Capt. William Francis's 9th (2d Pittsfield) co., Col. Benjamin Simonds's (2d Berkshire Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers chosen by the several companies in said regiment; ordered in Council May 4, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned May 3, 1776; commissions reported dated June 1, 1776; also, Captain; list of men who marched from Pittsfield to New York July 11, 1776, under command of said Root, and were dismissed Dec. 5, 1776; service, 21 weeks; also, Captain, Col. Jonathan Smith's regt.; list of field, staff, and commissioned officers [year not given]; also, Captain, 2d Matross co., 2d Berkshire Co. regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers; commissioned Jan. 27, 1779; also, official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives, dated March 21, 1780; said Root, Captain, chosen 2d Major, Col. Rosseter's (3d Berkshire Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; appointment concurred in by Council March 21, 1780; reported commissioned March 21, 1780; also, Major, Col. John Brown's regt.; appointed July 3, 1780; discharged Nov. 1, 1780; service, 3 mos. 24 days; regiment raised for 3 months; roll dated Pittsfield; also, Major, in command of a detachment of militia ordered out of Brig. Gen. Rosseter's brigade on the alarm at Saratoga of Oct. 29, 1781; service, 8 days; also, Major, in command of a detachment from Col. Caleb Hyde's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; entered service Nov. 9, 1781; discharged Nov. 15, 1781; service, 6 days, on an alarm at the Northward; regiment raised by order of Brig. Gen. David Rosseter to reinforce army under Gen. Stark at Saratoga; roll sworn to at Pittsfield.
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