When Laura Maria Searle was born on 20 March 1817, in Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Moses Searle, was 37 and her mother, Mary Bosworth, was 34. She married Ransford Jesee Root Jr on 9 January 1838, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 21 April 1897, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Middle Farms Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Serle, Serlo, Serily (ancient Germanic Sarilo, Serilo, possibly derived from a root sarw- ‘device, craft, skill, armor’ + suffix -il-), cognate with Old Norse Sǫrli. The name was frequent in Normandy and became common in England after the Conquest.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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