Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Slocum was born on 17 October 1778, in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Samuel Slocum, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Spike, was 23. He married Margaret Coffinger about 1801, in Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 5 November 1833, in Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Bacon Hill, Saratoga, New York, United States.
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- Slocum, "Find A Grave Index"
- Danl Slocum in entry for Margaret A Slocum Darling, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Daniel Slocum in entry for Margarite Slocum Darling, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1791
Historical Boundaries 1791: Saratoga, New York, United States
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Slocum in Shorwell (Isle of Wight) or Slocombeslade in Brendon (Devon). Both placenames derive from Old English slāh ‘sloe, blackthorn’ + cumb ‘valley’.
History: Anthony Slocombe or Slocum (1590–1674/75) came from Taunton, Somerset, England, to Taunton, MA, in 1637.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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