John Edward Slevin

Male1865–14 April 1898

Brief Life History of John Edward

John Edward Slevin was born in 1865, in New York, United States as the son of Patrick Slevin and Catherine McLaughlin. He died on 14 April 1898, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 33.

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Patrick Slevin
Catherine McLaughlin
Mary E. Slevin
1862–1944
John Edward Slevin
1865–1898

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  • John Edward Slevin, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"

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World Events (3)

1865

Age 0

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

Age 0

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1865 · The Thirteenth Amendment

Age 0

The Thirteenth Amendment was created to help abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. It was the first of three Amendments to Reconstruct the country following the Civil War.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Kieran, Colum, Sinead.

Irish (Donegal and Tyrone): variant of Slavin .

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

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