Julia Slocum

Brief Life History of Julia

When Julia Slocum was born on 10 August 1793, in Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Slocum, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Spike, was 38. She married Archibald Draton Olin on 23 November 1809, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 17 April 1874, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Center Shaftsbury Cemetery, Shaftsbury Center, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archibald Draton Olin
1790–1874
Julia Slocum
1793–1874
Marriage: 23 November 1809
Phebe R. Olin
1809–1833
Aurelia R Olin
1810–1898
Betsey Olin
1812–
Theophilus Olin
1812–1813
Elizabeth Olin
1814–1814
Theophilus Olin
1814–
Archibald S Olin
1815–1908
James H Olin
1817–1876
Mary Ann Olin
1819–1890
Henry Olin
1821–1821
Patience C Olin
1822–1903
Whitman S Olin
1825–1893
Frances P Olin
1827–1895
Marion Charlotte Olin
1830–1865
Hiram H Olin
1832–1875
Lauretta P Olin
1835–1918
James Jay Olin
1837–1855
Thomas Olin
1842–1860

Sources (18)

  • Julice Olin in household of Achibald Olin, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Julia Slocum Olin, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Julia Slocum Alvis, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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