John SLOCUM

Born

10 March 1754 , Wrentham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

30 October 1825 , Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

John married Eleanor SPRIGGS 6 September 1778 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleanor SPRIGGS was born 26 July 1756 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Acadie. Eleanor died 30 December 1845 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John SLOCUM

John SLOCUM married

Eleanor SPRIGGS
Marriage date: 6 September 1778
Marriage place: Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of John SLOCUM and Eleanor SPRIGGS

Sarah SLOCOMB

Born: 2 June 1779, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 2 October 1858, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: John HAWKESWORTH 16 November 1794

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Birth — 1754
10 March 1754
Wrentham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1778 Marriage / Partner
John SLOCUM and Eleanor SPRIGGS 6 September 1778, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Sarah SLOCOMB was born 2 June 1779, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
30 October 1825
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state