Brief Life History of William
When William Slate was born in 1809, in North Carolina, United States, his father, John Slate, was 49 and his mother, Annie Turner, was 35. He married Constance Rayburn on 25 December 1832, in Carroll, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1849, in Paulding, Georgia, United States, at the age of 40.
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- William Slate, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
- William Slate, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
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1811 · The Savannah Riots
A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English: occupational or nickname perhaps for a slater or roofer, or a supplier of slates, from Middle English s(c)lat(e) ‘slate’ (Old French esclat). See Slater .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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