Brief Life History of Clesson
When Clesson Slate was born in 1808, in Bernardston, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Zebediah Slate, was 52 and his mother, Rebecca Worden, was 37. He married Roxana Guellow on 15 September 1826, in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. He died on 7 December 1860, in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 52.
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- Clesson Slate, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Clesson Slate, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Clesson Slate in entry for Nelson C. Slate, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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