Person:Benjamin Slocomb (1)

Watchers
  • F.  Samuel Slocomb (add)
  • M.  Meriam Richardson (add)
m. 6 Nov 1763
  1. Benjamin Slocomb1783 - 1852
  2. Ella Slocomb1785 - 1831
  • HBenjamin Slocomb1783 - 1852
  • WPatty Meriam1783 - 1851
m. 29 Nov 1810
  • HBenjamin Slocomb1783 - 1852
  • W.  Mary Lang (add)
m. 19 Jul 1852
Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Slocomb
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 Aug 1783 Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 29 Nov 1810 Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Patty Meriam
Marriage 19 Jul 1852 Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Lang (add)
Death[2][3] 17 Aug 1852 Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
References
  1. Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1907)
    p. 92.

    SLOCOMB, Benjamin, s. Samuel and Merriam, [born] Aug. 30, 1783.

  2. Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (New England Historic and Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 68, p. 118.

    No.: 18
    Date of Death: Aug. 17, 1852
    Name: Benjamin Slocomb
    Age: 69 [birth in 1783]
    Place of Death: Princeton W. V.
    Sex and Condition: Male Married
    Occupation: [blank]
    Place of Birth: Hubbardston
    Parents: Samuel & Mirriam Slocomb
    Cause: Casualty

  3. Stowe, John Murdock. History of the town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Mass: from the time its territory was purchased of the Indians in 1686, to the present, with the genealogy of present and former resident families. (Hubbardston, Massachusetts: [s.n.], 1881)
    p. 167.

    Deaths by Drowning and Other Casualties
    ...
    Benjamin Slocomb and his wife were riding, August 17, 1852; his horse ran, and he was caught by the driving lines and dragged, receiving fatal injuries.