When John Charles Slocum was born about 1823, in New York City, New York County, New York, United States, his father, William S Slocum, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Melissa Rhodes, was 29. He married Henrietta Mills about 1867, in Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Prospect, Trenton, Oneida, New York, United States in 1880. He died on 1 January 1912, in Sciota Township, Dakota, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Dakota, Minnesota, United States.
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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.
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
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