Monday, August 15, 2011

July 1738, Rhode Island

Official seal of Newport, Rhode IslandImage via WikipediaJuly 18, 1738- David Slocum, son of Eleazer Slocum & Deborah Smith, dies at the age of 18 in Newport, Rhode Island, at the house of Peter Easton  to whom he was apprenticed.

(David Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)
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