Individual Details
Jonathan Slocum
(1 May 1733 - 16 Dec 1778)
blacksmith
Events
| Birth | 1 May 1733 | East Greenwich, Kings, Rhode Island, British America | |||
| Marriage | 23 Feb 1757 | Warwick,Kent Co.,Rhode Island - Ruth Tripp | |||
| Event | 1774 |  | |||
| Event | 3 Jul 1778 | Wyoming Valley, Luzerne county, Pa | | ||
| Death | 16 Dec 1778 | Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Tripp (1736 - 1807) |
| Child | Giles Slocum (1759 - ) |
| Child | Judith Slocum (1760 - ) |
| Child | William Slocum (1762 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Slocum (1776 - 1855) |
| Child | Frances Slocum (1773 - 1847) |
| Father | Joseph Slocum (1706 - 1768) |
| Mother | Patience Carr (1705 - 1753) |
| Sibling | Joanna Slocum (1725 - 1778) |
| Sibling | Mary Slocum (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Desire Slocum (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Slocum (1738 - 1808) |
| Sibling | Abigail Slocum (1740 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Martha Slocum (1741 - 1822) |
| Sibling | Patience Slocum (1742 - ) |
Notes
Event
removed to Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,Event
The Wyoming Massacre occurred on July 3, 1778, but with a feeling of security the family of Jonathan Slocum, residing near the Wilkes Barre fort, did not flee as nearly did all the others who escaped butchery. They were Quakers with firm, noncombative principles, friendly with the red men."Death
killed by Indians and Tories\He and his father-in-law were killed and scalped by Indians in sight of the fort at Wilkes-Barre, Dec. 16, 1778.