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Joshua Upham Slocum 1784–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1784

Birth Location: Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 10 September 1850

Death Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Slocomb

Mother: Eleanor Sprague

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Farnsworth

Children(s): John Slocomb, Ruth Slocum, Joel Slocum, Levenia Miller, Mary Landers, Susan Slocum, Naomi Gates, W Whitman, Elizabeth Miller, Deborah Banks, Joshua Slocombe), Samuel Slocombe)

The story of Joshua Upham Slocum began in 1784 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joshua Upham Slocum married Elizabeth Farnsworth, and had children including Deborah Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe Banks, Elizabeth Betsy Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe Miller, Joel Slocum, John S Slocomb, Joshua Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe, Levenia Miller, Mary Upham Landers, Naomi Gates, Ruth Slocum, Samuel Busby Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe, Susan Slocum, W Angelina Slocumb Whitman. Joshua Upham Slocum passed away in 1850 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Upham Slocum began in 1784 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Joshua Upham Slocum married Elizabeth Farnsworth, and had children including Deborah Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe Banks, Elizabeth Betsy Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe Miller, Joel Slocum, John S Slocomb, Joshua Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe, Levenia Miller, Mary Upham Landers, Naomi Gates, Ruth Slocum, Samuel Busby Slocum Slocumb Slocomb Slocombe, Susan Slocum, W Angelina Slocumb Whitman.
  • Joshua Upham Slocum passed away in 1850 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Slocomb
1754–1825
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Eleanor Sprague
1756–1845
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Farnsworth
1791–1852
Birth Location: Clarence, Annapolis County, B0S 1R0, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

John Slocomb
1811–1887
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, B0S 1P0, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ruth Slocum
1835–1929
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joel Slocum
1823–1894
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Levenia Miller
1820–1909
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Landers
1815–1888
Birth Location: Annapolis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Susan Slocum
1809–1890
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Naomi Gates
1829–1920
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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W Whitman
1827–1900
Birth Location: Mnt. Hanley, Annapolis Co. Nova Scotia
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Elizabeth Miller
1817–1903
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Deborah Banks
1813–1888
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joshua Slocombe)
1820–1832
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Samuel Slocombe)
1825–1910
Birth Location: Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joshua Slocum's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Slocum
1784–1850
Birth Place: Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Slocomb
1754–1825
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eleanor Sprague
1756–1845
Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
848 (John) Slocomb
1722–1817
Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Experience Healey
1725–1779
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Martha (Ann) Roberts
1734–1818
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Slocum
1677–1726
Elizabeth Casheer
1680–1722
Paul Healey
1696–1725
Hannah Titus
1701–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Slocum
1645–1697
Jone Buttycomb
1650–1677
Benjamin Casheer
1660–1680
Paul Healey
1664–1718
Elizabeth Smith
1663–1776
John Titus
1678–1758
Hannah Butterworth
1680–1709

Joshua Slocum's Descendants

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Joshua (Upham) Slocum (16 May 1784–10 September 1850) m. Elizabeth Farnsworth (1791–20 July 1852)
  1. 1. John (S.) Slocomb 1811–1887 m. Sarah (Jane Suthern) SLOCUM 1813–1860 m. Catherine (CREASER) SLOCUM 1826–1910
    1. 1. Joshua (Upham (Captain) Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1844–1909
    2. 2. Sarah (Jane Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1834–1853
    3. 3. (Mary) (Elizabeth Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\ Slocombe) Lafoley) (Laffoley) 1837–1916 m. George (Robert) Laffoley 1826–1912
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) LAFOLEY 1860–1952
      2. 2. John (Franklin) LAFOLEY 1861–1941
      3. 3. Edward (Welch) LAFOLEY 1868–1946 m. Janette (May Bell) Bryant 1877–1969
        1. 1. Lottie (May) Laffoley 1896–1983 m. Merrill (Johnson (Welch)) Denton 1896–1958
        2. 2. Myrtle (Irene) Laffoley 1915–1992
        3. 3. Herbert (Clinton) Laffoley 1911–
        4. 4. Mary ('Belle' Isabelle) Laffoley 1913–2016
      4. 4. Robert (Bernard) LAFOLEY 1868–1912
      5. 5. Georgiana Laffoley 1870–1949
    4. 4. Georgiana ((Georgia) Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\ Slocombe)) Morrison 1841–1916
    5. 5. John (Ingram) Slocomb 1839–1844
    6. 6. Henrietta (Etta Slocomb) FROST 1854–1909
    7. 7. Margaret (Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1846–
    8. 8. Ornan (J) Slocum 1849–1942
    9. 9. Alice (Slocomb) FROST 1851–1934
    10. 10. Ingram (William 'Bill') Slocomb 1856–1936
    11. 11. Ella (Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1860–1907
    12. 12. Catherine (Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1864–1864
    13. 13. Emma (Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\ Slocombe)) Miller 1865–1964
    14. 14. Charles (Franklin Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1869–
  2. 2. Ruth Slocum 1835–1929 m. Charles (A.) Elliott 1831–1912
    1. 1. Annie (M) Elliott 1871–
    2. 2. Beatrice Elliott 1867–
    3. 3. Ira (R) Elliott 1865–
    4. 4. Lambert Elliott 1859–1900
    5. 5. Laura Elliott 1870–
    6. 6. Lavenia Elliott 1878–
    7. 7. Leonard Elliott 1878–
    8. 8. Minnie (H) Elliott 1860–1884
    9. 9. Naomi (G) Elliott 1869–
    10. 10. Odessa Elliott 1855–1957
      1. 1. Carmen (Mills) Elliott 1897–1989 m. Grace 1895–
        1. 1. Carmon (M. Elliott) Jr. 1921–1981 m. Mary McGill 1924–1995
    11. 11. Vernie Elliott 1878–
    12. 12. Susan (Ethel) Elliot 1854–1930
    13. 13. J (Garfield) Slocomb 1881–
  3. 3. Joel Slocum 1823–1894 m. Hettie Slocomb 1828–1913
    1. 1. Henry Slocomb 1857–
    2. 2. Joel (B) Slocomb 1868–
    3. 3. Mary Slocomb 1851–
    4. 4. Levenia Slocomb 1861–
    5. 5. Belle Slocomb 1863–
    6. 6. Martha (E) Slocum 1856–1943
      1. 1. Grace (E.) Fall 1880– m. William (G) Cook 1875–
        1. 1. Martha (Elaine) Cook 1908–1981 m. K (H) Perry 1910–
        2. 2. Lucile Cook 1912–
        3. 3. Robey (H) Cook 1914–
    7. 7. Israel (H) Slocomb 1863–1941 m. Maria (M) Slocomb 1869–
      1. 1. Frederick Slocomb 1891–
      2. 2. Leroy Slocomb 1897– m. Margaret Slocum 1899–1960
        1. 1. Leroy (Slocum) Jr 1918–
        2. 2. Eleanor Slocum 1920–
        3. 3. Frederick (Daniel Slocum) Sr 1923–1998 m. Mildred (E) Slocum 1923–1990
      3. 3. Irene Slocum 1904–
  4. 4. Levenia Miller 1820–1909
  5. 5. Mary (Upham) Landers 1815–1888
  6. 6. Susan Slocum 1809–1890 m. Solomon Bowlby 1802–1878
    1. 1. John (Francis Outhit) Bowlby 1853–1920 m. Eleanor (B. "Ellen") Hawksworth 1853–1915
      1. 1. Susan (Marguerite "Susie") Bowlby 1893–1977
      2. 2. Lillian (Belle "Lilla") Bowlby 1879–1954
      3. 3. Bessie (Genet) Bowlby 1887–1979 m. Walter (E) Marshall 1887–
        1. 1. Eleanor Marshall 1914–
        2. 2. Gunner Marshall 1917–
        3. 3. Barbara (Jeannette) Marshall 1918–2011 m. Lawrence (Howard) Blackmar 1913– m. James (J) Gasparrini 1917–2001
      4. 4. Arthur (Bismark) Bowlby 1889–1968
      5. 5. Othet (Lamert) Bowlby 1891–1971
      6. 6. George (Edwin) Bowlby 1896–1961
      7. 7. Lenley (Young) Bowlby 1875–1951
    2. 2. James (R) Bowlby 1848–1883
    3. 3. Joel (B) Bowlby 1841–
  7. 7. Naomi Gates 1829–1920
  8. 8. W (Angelina Slocumb) Whitman 1827–1900 m. Charles Banks 1816–1897 m. Nathaniel Whitman 1823–1867
    1. 1. Willard (Parker) Whitman 1853–1932 m. Rosabelle Whitman 1859–1937
      1. 1. Leonard (Parker) Whitman 1880–1959
      2. 2. Harry Whitman 1887– m. Jean (Amanda) Whitman 1894–
        1. 1. Allison (Boyd) Whitman 1921–
      3. 3. Lina Whitman 1889–
    2. 2. Joel Whitman 1856–1917
    3. 3. Hattie (L) Whitman 1859–1878
    4. 4. Adelia Whitman 1848–1915
    5. 5. Francis (M.) Whitman 1862–1938
    6. 6. Edwin Whitman 1851–1938
    7. 7. Asahel Whitman 1849–1933
    8. 8. Leonard Whitman 1846–1847
    9. 9. George (Neily) Whitman 1864–1943
    10. 10. Odessa (Grant) Whitman 1864–
    11. 11. Sarah (Grant) Whitman 1867–
  9. 9. Elizabeth ((Betsy) Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\ Slocombe)) Miller 1817–1903 m. Francis Miller 1812–1893
    1. 1. Caleb Miller 1844–1918 m. Jessie Miller 1852–
      1. 1. Ervine Miller 1871–
      2. 2. Fred (Ernest Miller) Sr 1876–1961 m. Evangeline Miller 1886–1973
        1. 1. Paul (C Miller) Sr 1924–2012 m. Jeanne Rabin 1924–2017
        2. 2. Robert (Irving) Miller 1918–2006
      3. 3. Bessie (G) Miller 1878–
    2. 2. Joshua (Slocomb) Miller 1846–1926
    3. 3. Guilford (Clarence) Miller 1848–1938
    4. 4. Erastus (Slocomb) Miller 1850–1880
    5. 5. Henrietta Reed 1839–1868
    6. 6. Annie (Elizabeth) Wilson 1855–1885
    7. 7. Mary (Lavinia) Morton 1841–1927
  10. 10. Deborah (Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\ Slocombe)) Banks 1813–1888
  11. 11. Joshua (Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1820–1832
  12. 12. Samuel (Busby Slocum (Slocumb\ Slocomb\) Slocombe) 1825–1910

Joshua Slocum's Timeline

2 Records

1784
16 May 1784
Birth of Joshua Upham Slocum in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1850
10 September 1850
Age 66
Death of Joshua Upham Slocum in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1784
    Event Place: Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1850
    Event Place: Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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