Elizabeth Slocum

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Slocum was born on 18 July 1788, in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Slocum, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Spike, was 33. She married Job Waite on 15 February 1814, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 7 September 1872, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Shaftsbury Center, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Job Waite
1784–1863
Elizabeth Slocum
1788–1872
Marriage: 15 February 1814
Martin Slocum Wait
1815–1882
Clarissa Waite
1818–1903
Richard M Waite
1821–1910
Hiram Waite
1823–1868
Enoch K. Waite
1825–1891
Phoebe Wait
1827–1893
John S. Waite
1829–1907

Sources (13)

  • Betseey Wait in household of John Wait, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Betsey Slocum Waite, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Betsey S Wait, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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