Brief Life History of Rachel Jane
When Rachel Jane Slater was born in September 1846, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, her father, Richard Slater, was 35 and her mother, Ann Corbridge, was 33. She married Frederick Lehi Foy on 25 December 1863, in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Marriott-Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 January 1928, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Rachel Fay in household of Fredrick Fay, "United States Census, 1880"
- Rachael Jane Slater Foy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Rachael Jane Slater in entry for Fred Lehi Foy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1850
Historical Boundaries 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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Rachel Slater's marriage
The following was excerpted from the personal history of Margaret Ellen Slater, Rachel's sister. ...We seldom danced anything but the quadrille. We were allowed to waltz once and a while. Most of th …
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