William Slade (1756 - 1857)

Born 25 Nov 1756 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Died 25 Oct 1857 at age 100 in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Private William Slade served with 1st Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

William Slade is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A104974.

William Slade served as a private and a teamster for Connecticut Militia. His wife is Anne / Anna Root. ^[1]

Memorial Stone Inscription: William Slade died Oct. 25, 1857 Ae. 100 years & 11 Mos. US Flag. ^[2]

William Slade was born at Enfield, Connecticut, on 25 Nov 1756, the son of John Slade) and Martha (Abbe) Slade.^[3]

William Slade's parents moved to Alstead, New Hampshire, in 1773, but William probably remained in Connecticut. for he enlisted from Windsor, Connecticut. in the Revolutionary Army in March or April 1776 , for nine months as a private in Captain Hammond's company. He enlisted again in December 1776 or early 1777 as a teamster in Captain David Allen's company, serving until December 1779.^[4]

William Slade married Anna Root, probably in Connecticut shortly before they moved to Alstead, New Hampshire. They had moved to Alstead by 21 May 1780, when their first known child was born here.^[5] His father deeded him property at Alstead in 1781.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Dec 2021), "Record of William Slade", Ancestor # A104974.
2. ↑ Find a Grave Index is here- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SL&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=32&GScntry=4&GSsr=41&GRid=70371325&
3. ↑ Abstract of the birth record of William Slade, citing Enfield Vital Records vol. 1-B, page 110-, in Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch > FHL film #8272247 > image 1803 of 7052; compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Thomas Bellows Peck, William Slade of Windsor, Conn. and his descendants (Keene, N. H., 1910), [https://archive.org/details/williamsladeofwi00peck/page/36/mode/2up pages 37-41
5. ↑ Undated transcription by the town clerk of Alstead, New Hampshire, of the birth record of Thomas Slade, in New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch > FHL film #004244303 > image 1634 of 4949; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.

See also:

• Peck, Thomas Bellows, William Slade of Windsor, Conn. and his descendants. Sentinel Printing Co Keene, New Hampshire: Sentinel Printing Company (1910), pages 37-41.
• SladeGenealogy.net: William Slade

• Ancestry Record 1995 #55345 Ancestry.com; Pension Application S.23921