Joseph Slater

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Slater was born on 18 September 1862, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Slater, was 39 and his mother, Jane Booth, was 42. He married Edith Martha Clark on 14 January 1886, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chadkirk, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1872 and Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 29 May 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Slater
1862–1928
Edith Martha Clark
1869–1956
Marriage: 14 January 1886
Hazel Edith Slater
1891–1950
Joseph Slater
1893–1962
Raymond William Slater
1895–1918
Ruby Slater
1898–1910

Sources (29)

  • Joseph Slater in household of Jane Slater, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Joseph Slater, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Joseph Slater, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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Joseph Slater and Edith Martha Clark Slater, by Gwendolyn Rauscher McRae

JOSEPH SLATER Born: September 18, 1862 Married: January 14, 1886 Died: May 29, 1928 EDITH MARTHA CLARK SLATER Born: July 7, 1869 …

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