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Male Joshua Root Click to view Joshua Root in the family tree

Joshua was born on November 23rd, 1682.1   Joshua's father was John Root and his mother was Mary Ashley.  His paternal grandparents were John Root and Mary Kilbourne; his maternal grandparents were Robert Ashley and Mary Eddy. He had two brothers and five sisters, named John, Samuel, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail and Mercy.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1353
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3310, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2332, 2332.ftw