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William Slack 1657–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 April 1727

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Slack

Mother: Elizabeth Medcalf

Spouse(s): Mary lewis

Children(s): Benjamin I, Elizabeth Slack, John Slack, Joseph Slack, Mary Slack, Samuel Slack, Thomas Slack, William Slack

In 1657, William Slack entered the world in Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas J Slack And Elizabeth Betty Medcalf. William Slack married Mary Ann Lewis, and had children including Benjamin Slack I, Elizabeth Slack, John Slack, Joseph Slack, Mary Slack, Samuel Slack, Thomas Slack, William Slack. William Slack passed away in 1727 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1657, William Slack entered the world in Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas J Slack And Elizabeth Betty Medcalf.
  • William Slack married Mary Ann Lewis, and had children including Benjamin Slack I, Elizabeth Slack, John Slack, Joseph Slack, Mary Slack, Samuel Slack, Thomas Slack, William Slack.
  • William Slack passed away in 1727 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Slack
1630–1670
Birth Location: Hartington, Peak, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Medcalf
1625–
Birth Location: Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary lewis
1661–1727
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin I
1692–1760
Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, British America
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Elizabeth Slack
1694–1753
Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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John Slack
1686–1728
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Slack
1684–
Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Slack
1691–1727
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts Bay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Samuel Slack
1687–1748
Birth Location: Sulffolk Boston Massachutts, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Slack
1691–1727
Birth Location: Mass., Massachusetts, USA
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William Slack
1683–1725
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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William Slack's Ancestors

Self
William Slack
1657–1727
Birth Place: Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas J Slack
1630–1670
Hartington, Peak, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Betty) Medcalf
1625–
Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Slack's Descendants

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William Slack (1657–26 April 1727) m. Mary (Ann) lewis (1661–17 Oct 1727)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Slack) I 1692–1760 m. Jerusha Whitney 1697–1768
    1. 1. Mary ((Slack)) Tolman 1717–1785 m. Henry (Tolman) Jr 1708–1762
      1. 1. Pvt (Benjamin Tolman, New Hampshire, Continental) Army 1755–1840 m. Hepzibeth Newell 1765–1842
        1. 1. Henry Tolman 1783–1851 m. Mary (Polly) Harris 1788–1859
    2. 2. John Slack 1730–1788
  2. 2. Elizabeth Slack 1694–1753
  3. 3. John Slack 1686–1728
  4. 4. Joseph Slack 1684–
  5. 5. Mary Slack 1691–1727
  6. 6. Samuel Slack 1687–1748
  7. 7. Thomas Slack 1691–1727
  8. 8. William Slack 1683–1725

William Slack's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of William Slack in Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1727
26 April 1727
Age 70
Death of William Slack in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Swansea Avenue, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1727
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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