Martha Slade

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Slade was born on 1 February 1856, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, her father, William Slade, was 30 and her mother, Amelia Lacey, was 28. She married William Henderson Dickson on 22 March 1872, in Richville, Morgan, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1860 and lived in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 19 April 1932, in Richville, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henderson Dickson
1850–1936
Martha Slade
1856–1932
Marriage: 22 March 1872
John Henry Dickson
1873–1964
William Stuart Dickson
1875–1875
Albert Douglas Dickson
1877–1942
Mary Amelia Dickson
1880–1880
Eliza Dickson
1881–1972
Wallace Henderson Dickson
1883–1957
Martha May Dickson
1886–1952
Edna Dickson
1889–1958
Lucy Dickson
1892–1972
Leroy Slade Dickson
1895–1984
Wilden Reed Dickson
1902–1995

Sources (37)

  • Martha Deane in household of Amelia Deane, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Slade, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
  • Martha Slade Dickson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Morgan, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Morgan, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

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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Brief History of Martha Slade and William Henderson Dickson

Lived last years in the same home with my grandfather, Reed Dickson, and my mother. The sweetest lady. Martha Slade was born in Crewkerne, England on 31 January 1856, to William Slade and Amelia Lac …

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