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William Slater 1731 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England

Father: Abraham Slater

Mother: Frances NEWBY

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Postlethwaite

Children(s): Thomas Slater

William Slater was born in 1731 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, the child of Abraham Slater and Frances NEWBY. William Slater married Elisabeth Postlethwaite, and had children including Thomas Slater. William Slater passed away in 1795 in Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Slater was born in 1731 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, the child of Abraham Slater and Frances NEWBY.
  • William Slater married Elisabeth Postlethwaite, and had children including Thomas Slater.
  • William Slater passed away in 1795 in Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Slater
1688 – 1777
Birth Location: Rownhead, Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
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Frances NEWBY
1694 – 1764
Birth Location: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Postlethwaite
1734 – 1809
Birth Location: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Slater
1768 – 1817
Birth Location: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
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William Slater's Ancestors

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William Slater
1731 – 1795
Birth Place: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Parents
Abraham Slater
1688 – 1777
Rownhead, Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
Frances NEWBY
1694 – 1764
Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Slater's Descendants

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William Slater (1731 – 1795) m. Elisabeth Postlethwaite (1734 – abt 1809)
  1. 1. Thomas Slater (Aug 1768 – Sep 1817) m. Margaret Wilkinson (1771 – 11 May 1855)
    1. 1. Robert Slater (1799 – 14 Apr 1864) m. Hannah Sherwen (Dec 1787 – April 1856)
      1. 1. Robert (Sherwen) Slater (1826 – 4 Oct 1886) m. Nancy Hutchinson (abt 1827 – 13 November 1878)
        1. 1. Robert Slater (July 1850 – 15 Jul 1931) m. Maria Turner (1856 – 8 Nov 1938)
      2. 2. John Slater (abt 1828 – May 1905)
      3. 3. Hannah Slater (1834 – )

William Slater's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of William Slater in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
1795
1795
Age 64
Death of William Slater in Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
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