twin Elija Elijah SLOSSON

Male 1735 - 1809  (74 years)


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  • Name Elijah SLOSSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Title twin Elija 
    Birth 10 May 1735  Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 06 Apr 1756  [9
    Enlisted in Capt. Benjamin Ruggles's company (served 15 weeks & 6 days) 
    Census 1790  Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Name Elurgah Slosson  [3, 7, 8
    Religion Member of the Congregational Church in Stockbrid  [11
    Death 27 Oct 1809  New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12, 13
    Notes 
    • Elijah and Eleanor resided at Sharon. They moved to Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, about 1770. She joined the Shaker colony at New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, and he joined later. Elijah enlisted in Capt. Benjamin Ruggles's company, April 6, 1756, and served fifteen weeks and six days. [Slosson 11-20-00 Greene.FTW]

      Enlisted in Capt Benjamin Ruggles Company 6 Apr 1756, seved 15 wks 6 days.
      After marriage to Eleanor, left to become Shakers.
    Person ID I52655  Main Tree
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2018 

    Father Nathaniel SLOSSON,   b. 1696, Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Mar 1787, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret BELDEN,   b. 10 Feb 1701, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1780, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 11 Dec 1719  Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14
    Family ID F05507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor GAY,   b. 17 Apr 1738, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 09 Jun 1757  Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 12, 15
    Children 
     1. Stephen SLOSSON,   b. 04 Feb 1769  [Natural]
     2. John SLOSSON,   b. 26 Sep 1762, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855, Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Birth]
     3. Eliphalet SLOSSON,   b. 27 Oct 1760, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     4. Nathan SLOSSON,   b. 10 Mar 1765, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1843, Watervliet, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Natural]
     5. James SLOSSON,   b. 08 Jun 1767, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     6. David SLOSSON,   b. 03 May 1759, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1840 (Age 81 years)  [Natural]
     7. Betsy SLOSSON,   b. 12 Jun 1774, Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     8. Rebecca SLOSSON,   b. 1763, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1849, Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Natural]
     9. Jonathon SLOSSON,   b. 03 May 1759, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Apr 1845, Watervliet, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F04455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 May 1735 - Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1790 - Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass. Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S01649] A Genealogical Memoir of Nathaniel Slosson of Kent & His Descendants, 1696-1872.

    2. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    3. [S03338] Slosson 11-20-00 Greene.FTW.
      Date of Import: Jan 6, 2001

    4. [S00025] "Descendants of George Slawson" Fairfield Co., Connecticut by Rootsweb.

    5. [S00043] "Descendants of Richard Slawson from familytreemaker".

    6. [S00020] "Descendants of Eleazer Slosson" by Netscape Web Sites.

    7. [S01855] Barbour Index - Kent Vital Records 1739-1852.

    8. [S03415] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Huntington, Kent and Killingly.

    9. [S03340] Slosson Genealogy by D. Williams Patterson.

    10. [S00098] 1790 Census Massachusetts.

    11. [S01876] Berkshire Genealogist Vol 19, No. 4.

    12. [S03262] RootsWeb: World Connect - Stamford, CT Familes (1641-1935) by Barbara Kaye.

    13. [S02765] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1961, Vol. 115 January.

    14. [S00084] "The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote Sr. & Elizabeth Deming" Compiled by Ellwood Count Curtis.

    15. [S03426] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Sharon.