Person:Abel Slocum (6)
Capt. Abel Slocum
b.13 Oct 1758 Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Nov 1746
  1. Hannah Slocum1747 -
  2. Peleg Slocum1749 -
  3. Sarah Slocum1752 -
  4. Penelope Slocum1754 -
  5. Rhoda Slocum1756 -
  6. Capt. Abel Slocum1758 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 6 Nov 1778
  1. Capt. Abel Slocum1780 - 1850
  2. Benjamin Slocum - Aft 1843
  3. Betsey Slocum - 1843
  4. Cyrenia Slocum - Aft 1843
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. Abel Slocum
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Oct 1758 Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 6 Nov 1778 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Islandor Cranston
to Miriam Allen

BIOGRAPHY: A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America Genealogical and Biographical By Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D., Ph.D. Syracuse, N. Y.: Published by the Author 1882 Page 101 Capt. Abel(6) Slocum (Samuel5, Samuel4, Ebenezer3, Giles2, Anthony1,) was born on Canonicut Island, Jamestown Township, Rhode Island, 13 October, 1758, and married Miriam Allen, probably in North Kingstown Township, R. I., where they afterward resided several years. He purchased land near Pawtuxet in Warwick Township, 15 December, 1787, and his family afterward resided there. He was a sea-faring man; became a master-mariner, and was lost at sea between Providence and New Orleans previous to the year 1817. His widow married Simeon Potter.

References
  1. ↑ Jamestown Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    27.

    SLOCUM, Abel, of Samuel and Hannah, [born] Oct. 13, 1758.

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