Ezbon SLOSSON

1769 - 1838  (69 years)

• Name	Ezbon SLOSSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	28 Jan 1769	Stockbridge, Massachusetts   [1, 5, 6, 8]
  Christening	5 Feb 1769	Stockbridge, Massachusetts   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	05 Feb 1769  [6]
  Occupation	Distiller and trader  [6]
  Occupation	Farmer, tavern-keeper  [6]
  Residence	04 Mar 1793	Removed to Boston Purchase   [6]
  Death	02 Jun 1838	Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, USA   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Hope Cemetary, Newark Valley, Tioga Co., New York   [1, 6, 9]
  Notes	When they came to Boston Purchase, they settled first in a bark-covered shanty, the roof of which slid off one night during a heavy rain, leaving them exposed to the weather. He then built a log-house in which now stands the Congregational Church, in Newark Valley, New York. He also, built the first framed house in the village of Newark Valley. "Whitney Genealogy": They moved, with his parents, to newark Valley, New York, arriving there 4 March 1793. He built a log-house on the spot now occupied by the conference-room of the Congregational Church. He was the first postmaster of Newark Valley, and built the first framed house in that village, which is yet standing as a part of the old tavern. They died in Newark Valley (he, 2 June 1838; she, 12 Feb. 1853), and were buried in Hope Cemetery. She and her husband's mother were the first women in newark Valley; and for the first six moths of their residence there, they did not see another woman. [8]
  Person ID	I52692	Main Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Enoch SLOSSON,   b. 13 Aug 1733, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 21 Feb 1827, Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah ST. JOHN,   b. Abt 1737, Wilton, Connecticut d. 10 Mar 1819, Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	09 Aug 1757	Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [10]
  Pastor	John Williams J.P.   [8, 10]
  Married	09 Aug 1757	Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 7, 8, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F05571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Electa WILLIAMS,   b. 20 Sep 1772, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts d. 12 Feb 1853, Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1790	Stockbridge, Massachusetts   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Caroline SLOSSON,   b. 23 Feb 1791, Stockbridge, Massachusetts d. 2 Jun 1883, Richford, Tioga Co., New York (Age 92 years)  [Birth]   2. Sarah SLOSSON,   b. 02 Aug 1796, Stockbridge, Massachusetts d. 28 Mar 1844, Western (now Warren) Massachusetts (Age 47 years)  [Birth]   3. William SLOSSON,   b. 03 Jul 1800, Newark Valley, New York d. 26 May 1872, Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, USA (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   4. Franklin SLOSSON,   b. 20 Feb 1805, Newark Valley, New York d. 02 Apr 1867, Owego, New York (Age 62 years) + 5. Samantha SLOSSON,   b. 20 Sep 1808, Newark Valley, New York d. 8 Feb 1873, Harford, Cortland Co., New York (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F05561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Hope Cemetary, Newark Valley, Tioga Co., New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Ezbon Slosson Headstone Ezbon Slosson is the husband of Electa Williams. He is buried in the Hope Cemetery in Newark Valley, Tioga Co., New York. Created by: Pat & Charlie Photo added by: Pat & Charlie

  
  

• Sources

  [S03338] Slosson 11-20-00 Greene.FTW. Date of Import: Jan 6, 2001 [S03511] USGenWeb Project-Fairfield County, Connecticut by Rootsweb. [S00025] "Descendants of George Slawson" Fairfield Co., Connecticut by Rootsweb. [S01649] A Genealogical Memoir of Nathaniel Slosson of Kent & His Descendants, 1696-1872. [S00020] "Descendants of Eleazer Slosson" by Netscape Web Sites. [S03340] Slosson Genealogy by D. Williams Patterson. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946. [S00094] S. Whitney Phoenix, "The Whitney Family of Connecticut and its Affiliations; being an Attempt to trace the Descendants, as well in the Female as the Male Lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878" , (Privately Printed, New York - 1878). [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S03415] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Huntington, Kent and Killingly. [S01855] Barbour Index - Kent Vital Records 1739-1852. [S03426] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Sharon.