William SLOSSON

1806 - 1868  (61 years)

• Name	William SLOSSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	21 Dec 1806	Poughkepsie, Dutchess County, New York   [1, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	living in Litchfield County, Connecticut   [7]
  Occupation	1850  [7]
  	Farmer
  Possessions	1850	Value of Real Property: 6500
  Census	1860	Living in Kent, Litchfield Co., Connecticut   [8]
  Fact	Twin to brother John   [9]
  Death	08 Mar 1868	Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 6, 10]
  Burial	Good Hill Cemetery, Kent, Connecticut   [10]
  Notes	William was badly scalded on the knee, in a collision on the Housatonic railway, near Bridgeport, Conn., August 14, 1865, from which he never fully recovered.
  Person ID	I53109	Main Tree
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	William SLOSSON,   b. 25 May 1779, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 21 Apr 1832, Augusta, Georgia (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Catherine Alice SCHENCK,   b. Abt 1780, New York, USA d. 30 Dec 1822, New York, New York, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Feb 1806  [1, 6, 9]
  Family ID	F05532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret VIETS,   b. Abt 1817, Becket, Massachusetts d. 09 Jul 1849, Kent, Litchfield Co., Connecticut (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1834	Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass.   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Catherine Alice SLOSSON,   b. Jan 1836, Connecticut, USA d. 1 May 1871, Burlington, Vermont (Age 35 years)  [Birth]   2. Henry Veits SLOSSON,   b. 17 Dec 1837, Connecticut, USA d. 21 Jan 1884, San Gabriel, California (Age 46 years)  [Birth]   3. Nathan SLOSSON,   b. 24 Jun 1840   d. 17 Sep 1848, Kent, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 8 years)  [Birth]   4. John SLOSSON,   b. 09 Jan 1844, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 01 Jul 1910, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   5. Nathan SLOSSON,   b. 08 Jul 1849, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 22 Jul 1928, Kings County, New York (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F05520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 17 Dec 1834 - Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass. Census - 1850 - living in Litchfield County, Connecticut Census - 1860 - living in Kent, Litchfield Co., Connecticut Death - 08 Mar 1868 - Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Good Hill Cemetery, Kent, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  William Slosson Headstone William, the son of William and Catherine Schenck, is the husband of Margaret Viets. He is buried in the Good Hill Cemetery in Kent, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Maintained by: Pat & Charlie Originally Create by: Mike Cooper Photo added by: Richard M. Clarke

  
  

• Sources

  [S03338] Slosson 11-20-00 Greene.FTW. Date of Import: Jan 6, 2001 [S02618] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index 1633-1850. [S02350] Gene Pool Individual Records @ Ancestry.com. [S00178] 1850 Census Litchfield County, Connecticut. [S01649] A Genealogical Memoir of Nathaniel Slosson of Kent & His Descendants, 1696-1872. [S03340] Slosson Genealogy by D. Williams Patterson. [S00174] 1850 Census Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. [S13389] 1860 Census Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946. [S02394] Good Hill Cemetery Records in Kent, Connecticut.