Family:John Slafter and Elizabeth Hovey (1)

The Memorial of John Slafter^S1 gives a lengthy biography of John Slafter, which is reproduced in full on his personal page. It also gives this information about their children:

The children of John and Elizabeth (Hovey) Slafter were all born in Norwich, Vt., with the exception of John, who was born in Mansfield, Ct.:

1. Christiana, b. Feb. 6, 1768; d. Feb. 17, 1815; m. Dr. Richard-Crafts Seaver.

2. Asahel, b. May 6, 1770; d. May 12, 1770.

3. Asaph, b. May 6, 1770; d. May 6, 1770.

4. Farwell, b. June 13, 1771; d. June 22, 1771.

5. Edmund-Farwell, b. July 26, 1772; d. March 17, 1812; m. Clarissa Tolman.

6. John, b. Oct. 31, 1776; d. Nov. 21, 1856; m. Persis Grow.

7. Sylvester, b. June 30, 1780; d. May 9, 1850; m. 1st, Mary-Armstrong Johnson; 2d, Anna White.

8. Elijah, b. Jan. 9, 1784; d. July 29, 1864; m. Olive Grow.

The family lived their whole married life in Norwich, Vermont, where they were early pioneers (of what was then called the "New Hampshire grants" in the province of New York). Their son John was born in Mansfield, Connecticut, when a pregnant Elizabeth fled, with two young children, to their parents' home, for safety at the onset of the Revolutionary War, when Indian raids (stirred up by the British) were a threat.

1. ↑ Slafter, Rev. Edmund Farwell. Memorial of John Slafter: with a genealogical account of his descendants, including eight generations. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States|Boston: Press of Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1869)
   pp. 30-40.

   at number 96.