Samuel Slader Family from History of Acworth, New Hampshire From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin Surname: SLADER Source: History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869 Page 266 SAMUEL Slader whose descendants are supposed to be the only persons spelling the name with a "d" instead of a "t", emigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts from one of the interior counties of England about 1725 - married Mary Wilder and American - children, Thomas Edward Samuel Sarah. Thomas and Edward were soldiers in the army. Only Samuel left descendants, he married Mehitable Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and settled in Windham, Connecticut and afterwards in Acworth in 1780. In addition to the usual trials of frontier life his suffered severely from sickness. When his children, Mercy and Zenas, in 1788, were buried, he was the only one of the family able to follow them to the grave. He was elected deacon of the Congregational Church but died in a few months afterwards in 1790. His son Thomas was elected deacon in his stead, a quiet, unassuming man, but universally respected and possessing a judgment much relied upon. He died in 1814 and his brother Edward succeeded to the office of deacon, and was faithful and zealous through the revivals and under Mr. Cooke's ministry, dying soon after Mr. Cooke left in 1833. After a lapse of years, Zenas, the son of Thomas, succeeded to the deacon's office which he still holds. Thus the family has been prominent in the church. It has also been prominent in town affairs, two of the sons and six of the grandsons of Samuel Slader having represented their town or district in either branch of the Legislature. Another son, Samuel, was fist postmaster in town and held the office nearly thirty years. The children of SAMUEL SLADER were: I. Mehitable- married Joshua Booth of Lempster - children, 1. Alfred 2. Truman - married Sophia Spencer - children, (1) Emiline - married George A. Purmont - children, [1] Lucius A. (2) Harriet - married Lucius Wright - children, [1] Ella [2] Charles (3) Arvilla - married Elkanah M. Alexander (see Alexander family), (4) Almond - married Ellen Travers 3. Oliver - married Eunice smith - children, (1) Silas - married Alice Gunnison - children, five (2) Joshua - married Mary Gunnison - children, three 4. Mason - married Mary Currier - children, (1) Samuel (2) Fidelia (3) Mary S. (4) Jennett (5) Ellen F. II. Thomas - married Hannah Holden of Groton, Massachusetts - children, 1. Lucinda - married Nathaniel Grout (see Grout family) 2. Thomas - married first Philharma Grout (see Grout family) - children, (1) Patty - married Joseph Hayward (see Hayward family) (2) Betsey - died young. (3) Philharma H. - died young. Thomas - married second Asenath Silsby (see Silsby family) - children, (4) Milon H. (5) Nathaniel S. - died young (6) Roswell Thomas - married third Mrs. Hardy - died 1865. 3. Lewis - married Nancy Wilson (see Wilson family - children, (1) Zenas (2) Orville L. - married Mary L. Gray (see McClure family) - removed to Rutland, Vermont - children, [1] Arthur R. - born 1856. [2] Henry L. [3] Mary E. - born 1868. 4. Mercy - born 1790 - married Thomas Mitchell (see Mitchell family) 5. Hannah - married Frederic Stebbins (see Stebbins family) 6. Jesse, besides holding numerous town offices has represented his district in the State Senate - married Nancy Finlay (see Finlay family) - children, (1) Lucy - married Warren Alden of Alstead - children, [1] Mary E. [2] & [3] Walter and Willie (twins) - died young. [4] Lizzie E. L. (2) Grenville C. - died in Union army at Columbus, Kentucky - 1863 - married Eliza V. Banks - children, [1] Carrie [2] Jesse W. [3] Mable R. (3) Thomas - died unmarried (4) Cornelia J. - married Lyman Bushwell (see Buswell family) (5) Nancy - died unmarried (6) Jesse F. - removed to New York City (7) Samuel 7. Camilla - died young 8. Zenas - deacon in Congregational Church - married Melintha Wilson (see Wilson family) - children, (1) Ann E. - born 1823 - married D. H. Nourse (see Nourse family) (2) Dean C. - married Finette A. Franklin - children, [1] Anna B. - residence Nebraska (3) Sylvanus V. - died unmarried. (4) Sarah J. - married first - Smith - children, [1] Frank Sarah J. - married second David McDonald - residence De Sota, Nebraska - children, [2] Mary [3] Rollo [4] Harry (twin) [5] Carrie (twin) (5) Carrie D. - married Milon M. Warner (see Warner family) (6) Norman G. - removed to Nebraska (7) Joseph W. - removed to Nebraska (8) Charles L. - removed t Nebraska - married Roxanna Franklin - children, [1] Carrie M. [2] Edgar F. (9) Philetta M (10) Mary E. - died young. 9. Lucina - married Aaron Crosby of Springfield, Illinois III. Olive - married Darius Liscomb (see Liscomb family). IV. Sarah - died unmarried V. Mercy - died unmarried VI. Edward - married first Lucy Grout (see Grout family), was deacon in Congregational Church - children, 1. Betsey - married Dr. Jonathan Silsby (see Silsby family) 2. Lucy - married Nathaniel Warner (see Warner family) 3. Sally - married first David Thornton of Lempster (see Thornton family) Sally - married second Charles Fay, - residence Lempster. 4. Edward A. - removed to Nashua - married Almira S. Huntoon - children, (1) Louisa A. (2) Ellen A. - died young. 5. Polly - died young 6. Lucinda - died young 7. Emeline - a teacher in Pennsylvania. Edward - married second Mrs. Mary Moore (see Moore family). VII. Zenas - died young. VIII. Samuel - married Phebe Bridges (see Mitchel family) - Children, 1. Corinna IX. Desire - married James Campbell (see Campbell family). X. John L. - married Ruth Stebbins (see Stebbins family), - children, 1. Almon - died young 2. Huron - married first Mary A. Parker Huron - married second Mary M. Knights - children, (1) Mary A. 3. Amos S. - married Elizabeth Thompson - children, (1) Amos 4. Elizabeth G. - married John S. Clark - children, (1) Mary E. (2) Milton J. (3) George M. - married Augusta Averill (4) Calista 5. Samuel L. - married Mary L. Loomis - children, (1) Stella M. 6. John M. - died unmarried 7. Almon - married Elizabeth Dolloff - children, (1) Mary J. - Married Walter Glynes - children, [1] Lizzie Mary 8. Calista R. XI. Hannah - born 1788 - married Winslow Copeland (see Copeland family) - died 1865. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. 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