John Slater

Brief Life History of John

When John Slater was born on 18 October 1822, in Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Slater, was 17 and his mother, Betty Handford, was 20. He married Jane Booth on 12 July 1842, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Walmersley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 23 October 1871, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 49.

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Family Time Line

John Slater
1822–1871
Jane Booth
1820–1899
Marriage: 12 July 1842
Thomas Slater
1842–1842
Mary Slater
1843–1845
Charles Slater
1845–1846
Eliza Slater
1847–1901
Elizabeth Slater
1851–1931
John Charles Slater
1854–1922
Mary Jane Slater
1855–1864
Cordelia Slater
1858–1858
Mary Jane Slater
1860–1906
Joseph Slater
1862–1928

Sources (41)

  • John Slater in household of Thomas Slater, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • John Slater, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" (1822)
  • Marriage of John Slater and Jane Booth (includes name of their fathers) (1842)

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World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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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John Slater conversion and immigration

John Slater was born in 1822 in Cheshire, England. He married Jane Booth in 1841 in England. They are listed in nFS with nine children, born in England 1842-1862. Four of the children died before t …

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