William Slade

Brief Life History of William

When William Slade was born on 25 November 1757, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Slade, was 30 and his mother, Martha Abbe, was 29. He married Anna Root about 1774. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 25 October 1857, in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Slade Cemetery, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Slade
1757–1857
Anna Root
1758–1838
Marriage: about 1774
Thomas Slade
1780–1830
Anna Slade
1782–1837
Achsah Slade
1785–1813
Asenath Slade
1787–1876
William Slade
1790–1837
John Slade
1792–1868
Allen Slade
1796–1884
Henry Slade
1798–1863

Sources (21)

  • Wm Slade in household of Allen Slade, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William Slade, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • William Slade, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset): from Middle English slade ‘valley, low-lying marshy ground’ (Old English slæd). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a valley or marsh, or habitational, for someone from any of several minor places so named: the placename Slade is especially common in Devon, where eighteen examples are known.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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