George Slater

Brief Life History of George

When George Slater was born on 21 August 1814, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Slater, was 18 and his mother, Mary Cook, was 22. He married Susanah Martin on 1 April 1837, in Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Placerville Judicial Township, El Dorado, California, United States in 1860 and California, United States in 1870. He died on 11 January 1879, in El Dorado, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Methodist Episcopal Federated Cemetery, Placerville, El Dorado, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Slater
1814–1879
Susanah Martin
1814–1898
Marriage: 1 April 1837
Edward Slater
1838–1886
Mary Ann Slater
1840–1914
George W. Slater
1848–1873
Margaret Grace Slater
1853–1928
El Dorado Thomas Slater
1856–1913

Sources (22)

  • George Slater, "United States Census, 1870"
  • George Slater, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Slater, "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900"

World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

English:

occupational name for someone who lays slates on roofs, from Middle English sclat(t)er, occasionally slater ‘slater’ (a derivative of Old French esclate ‘slate’ + the Middle English agent suffix -er). See also Slate .

in Sussex and adjacent counties, Slater and Slatter are probably post-medieval pronunciations of Slaughter ; there seems to be no medieval evidence in the southern coast counties for the occupational name Slater in 1 above.

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

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