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Peter Slater

• Father: Henry Slater
• Mother: Alexa [--?--] b. 1815

• Company: A

• Peter Slater was born between 1836 - 1837 at Scotland, son of Henry Slater and Alexa [--?--].
• In 1861 Peter was living at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Peter gave his occupation as spinner.
• Peter McGee was an alias according to Ford's history, the MASSCW, and the pension file index between 1861 - 1865.
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  On 13 Jul 1861 Peter mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 22 Jan 1862 Peter ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 21 Jul 1862, and received certificate number 71628.
• On 16 Aug 1863 Peter Slater married Cordelia B. Brown, daughter of George Brown and Bridget Duffy, at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Peter McGee died on 27 Aug 1875 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, of consumption. (this document needs verification. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).
• On 4 Nov 1875 Cordelia B. Slater received a pension to surviving family member based on Peter's service; and received certificate number 172916.
• On 22 Sep 1878 Peter's widow, Cordelia B. Brown remarried to John Casey at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both.
• Peter Slater's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Cordelia B. Brown and John Casey in the 1880 US Federal Census on 4 Jun 1880 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Casey, John, 48, blacksmith, b. Ireland
  ---, Delia, 50, wife, can't write, b. Ireland
  Slater, Mary, 16, step-daur, b. MA (of Irish parents).
• On 6 Feb 1887 Peter's daughter, Mary Elizaeth Slater married Charles L. Waite at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Cordelia, his wife, outlived Peter and died on 29 Jul 1907 at Worcester Insane Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

• Last Edited: 26 Mar 2012

Samuel Frost Slater

Gravemarker of Samuel Slater

• Father: Robert Slater
• Mother: Harriet [--?--]

• Company: D

• Samuel Frost Slater was born on 23 Mar 1843 at Manchester, Lancashire, England, son of Robert Slater and Harriet [--?--].
• Samuel Frost Slater emigrated in 1861 from England and was later naturalized.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Samuel gave his occupation as operative.
  
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  On 10 Jul 1862 Samuel mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 19 years, 3 months and 17 days old.
• On 15 May 1864 Samuel Frost Slater was wounded.
• On 27 Jul 1864 Samuel ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  
  
• On 20 Nov 1864 Samuel Frost Slater, 21, married Elizabeth Kelly, daughter of Michael Kelly and Catherine [--?--], at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Samuel Frost Slater was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 19 Jul 1870 at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Slater, Samuel, 27, works in Woolen mill, b. England.
• He's family was enumerated separately in the household of Elizabeth Kelly in the 1870 US Federal Census on 1 Aug 1870 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Elizabeth Slater, 26, b. England with dau Harriet, 5, b. MA.
• Samuel Frost Slater and Elizabeth Kelly were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 2 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, oddly as:
  Slater, John, 60 (sic), works in woolen mill, b. England
  ---, Elizabeth, 25, wife, b. England
  ---, Hattie, 14, dau, b. MA
  ---, Sarah, 9, dau, b. MA
  ---, Josephine 8/12, dau, b. MA
  ---, John, 12, son b. MA.
• Samuel Frost Slater made application for a veteran's pension on 26 Jun 1885, and received certificate number 674971.
• On 5 Jan 1888 Samuel's daughter, Harriet Slater married John B. Shattuck at Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, in a first marriage for both, and the marriage was registered in Fitchburg.
• On 4 Apr 1888, Samuel was granted $8 per month, from March 1st, as military aid.
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D, noting that he is very sick at present.
• On 8 Sep 1891 Samuel's daughter, Sarah Ann Slater married George W. Morse at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• In 1900 Samuel Frost Slater was described as 5' 7", with dark complexion, dark eyes and hair.
• On 22 May 1900, at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Togus, Kennebec County, Maine, Samuel was admitted.
• He was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 26 Jun 1900 at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Eastern Branch), Chelsea, Kennebec County, Maine, as a widower.
• On 5 Feb 1904, Samuel was hit by a train.
  Samuel F. Slater who resided in this city for many years previous to his removal to the Soldiers' Home, Togus, Me., last year, was severaly bruised at the Union station, Worcester, on Friday afternoon. He started to catch the train that leaves Worcester for this city at 4:54 p.m. and crossed a track upon which a train of the Worcester, Nashua and Portland was approaching the station. Mr. Slater evidently did not see the train which struck him and inflicted a severe bruise on his right leg, a large piece of flesh being removed from the fleshy part of the leg, and he received many bruises about the head and body. He was taken to the Worcester City hospital, where he rallied from the shock and his injuries are not regarded as dangerous. (Fitchburg Sentinel Feb 1904).
• On 29 Nov 1905 Samuel's daughter, Ethel Josephine Slater married John Francis Blee at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Samuel Frost Slater died on 7 May 1906 at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Togus, Kennebec County, Maine, (Click icon to read his obituary.). He was 63 years, 1 month and 14 days old.
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• He was buried on 11 May 1906 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Div. 1, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Locust Avenue.
  The funeral of Samuel F. Slater was at Forest Hill chapel on Friday at 4 p.m., Rev. Harold S. Brewster officiating. Mrs. Fred A. Young and Miss Cordelia Quincy sang "Sometime we'll understand" and "Nearer, My God, to thee." There were many beautiful flowers. The pall bearers who were selected from Post 19, G. A. R., were L. L. Jaquith, William G. Hidden, I. P. Connig and George E. Page. The interrment was at Forest Hill cemetery. (Fitchburg Sentinel 8 May 1906).
  
• On 28 Jul 1906 Elizabeth Kelly received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Samuel's service; his wife, received certificate number 630839, apparently with a guardian of some kind.
• Ethel Josephine Blee, Samuel's daughter, made application at Massachusetts for a pension as guardian to Samuel's surviving dependants, and received certificate number 630877 to take care of her widowed mother.
• Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.
• Researcher: Kathy Grant, a Blee Family Researcher, who kindly provided details of the guardianship pension file.

• Last Edited: 22 Apr 2012

William Slattery

• Company: I

• William Slattery was born between 1838 - 1839 at North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, William gave his occupation as teamster.
• In 1861 William was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• Starting 21 Jun 1861, William also served in the 10th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B.
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  On 1 Aug 1861 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• On 31 Aug 1861 William ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts being returned to the 10th Infantry as a deserter, according to the 1870 roster.
  
  
• He ended his service with the 10th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B, by desertion on 20 Jun 1863.

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Henry Harrison Slayton

Gravemarker of Henry H. Slayton

• Father: Capt. Josiah Slayton b. 3 Jan 1780, d. 28 Sep 1846
• Mother: Sarah Adams b. 7 Feb 1802, d. 12 Jul 1852

• Company: F

• Henry Harrison Slayton was born on 23 Aug 1840 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Capt. Josiah Slayton and Sarah Adams, one of his father's 17 children and a descendant of Robert Slayton, born in 1628 in Saint Peter, Thanet, Kent, England.
• On 28 Sep 1846 his father, Capt. Josiah Slayton, died at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, . at age 66.
• On 12 Jul 1852 his mother, Sarah Adams, died at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 50.
• Henry was educated at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he early learned carpenter and joiner's trade.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Henry gave his occupation as shoemaker.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Henry mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years, 10 months and 19 days old.
• He was declared missing in action on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Harrison Slayton was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry H. Slayton was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
• Edward J. Russell wrote a letter on 28 Sep 1862 from Bolivar, Virginia,, mentioning Henry H. Slayton, as follows: in support of a widow's pension for the wife of Sidney Smith.
• On 27 Oct 1863 Henry ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the Signal Corps.
  
  
• From the Slayton Genealogy --
  He enlisted in the 15th Mass. Inf., was mustered into Co. F., July 12, 1861; was taken prisoner at Ball's Bluff, Va., Oct. 21, 1861; paroled Feb. 22, 1862; exchanged about Jan. 1, 1863; returned to Co; was in second battle at Fredericksburg; in Gettysburg three days; served in Second Div., Second Corps; transferred to Signal Corps about Aug. 1, 1863; served time out and discharged; had been Corporal.
• He ended his service with by discharge on 12 Jul 1864.
• He was enumerated in the household of Artemas Draper Ward and Susan Elizabeth Cushman in the 1870 US Federal Census on 5 Aug 1870 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Ward, Artemus D., 32, carpenter, b. MA
  ---, Susan E., 41, $3000 real estate, $400 personal estate, b. MA
  Slayton, Henry, 26, carpenter, b. MA
  (two former members of Co. F, 15th Mass. in the same house).
• On 31 Jul 1872 Henry Harrison Slayton, 31, married Ella J. Stone, 20, at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Henry Harrison Slayton and Ella J. Stone were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 5 Jun 1880 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Slayton, Henry, 40, house carpenter, b. MA
  ---, Ella, 28, wife, b. MA.
• Henry Harrison Slayton and Ella J. Stone were divorced.
• About 1884 Henry Harrison Slayton moved to Florida, where he embarked in gardening and fruit growing; he was P. M. (?) at Glen St. Mary's several years.
• About 1896 Henry sold out and returned to Massachusetts.
• On 19 Sep 1896 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Harrison Slayton attended a reunion of Company F, as reported in the Worcester Daily Spy the following day.
• About 1898 Henry was living at Charlton Depot, Worcester County, Massachusetts, working at his trade, keeping poultry and gardening.
• He was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 15 Jun 1900 at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, age 59, divorced, carpenter, living alone.
• On 21 Oct 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Harrison Slayton attended 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
• On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry H. Slayton attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
• On 4 Jul 1906 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Harrison Slayton attended the dedication of a statue of General Charles Devens, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
• On 27 Oct 1910 at The State Mutual Building, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry H. Slayton attended the 44th reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• He attended the funeral of Amos Bartlett in Dec 1912 at Mount Zion Cemetery (East Village), Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Henry H. Shayton made application for a veteran's pension, A pension file exists for this man on Roll Number: 209, but details are unknown. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
• He was enumerated in the 1920 US Federal Census on 10 Jan 1920 at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He died on 28 Sep 1924 at Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 84 years, 1 month and 5 days old.
• He was buried in Sep 1924 at Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2010

Solomon C. Sleeper

• Father: Daniel Sleeper b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 13 Mar 1872
• Mother: Dorothy Roby Tilton b. 7 Oct 1802, d. 3 Jun 1854

• Company: 1_SS

• Solomon C. Sleeper was born on 26 Jun 1825 at Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire, son of Daniel Sleeper and Dorothy Roby Tilton.
• Solomon C. Sleeper was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 31 Jul 1850 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  L. L. Shaw, 24 (m.), manufacture, b. NH
  Susan M., 26, b. NH
  Ellen F., 1, b. MA
  **S. Sleeper, 26, (m.), manufacture, b. NH.
• On 3 Jun 1854 his mother, Dorothy Roby Tilton, died at Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire, at age 51.
• On 2 Apr 1855 Solomon's widowed father, Daniel Sleeper, remarried to Orpha Powell, 55.
• In 1861 Solomon was living at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment, Solomon gave his occupation as Operative.
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  On 3 Sep 1861 Solomon C. Sleeper mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 36 years, 2 months and 8 days old.
• On 20 Jan 1864 Solomon ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters at Washington, DC, by discharge due to disability.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension in May 1877, and received certificate number 252855.
• He was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 15 Jun 1880 at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, as:
  Locke, Abraham, 52, sawyer, b. NH
  ---, Sarah A., 50, wife b. NH
  **Sleeper, Solomon C., 55, boarder, single, laborer, b. NH (fath b. NH, mor b. VT.
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, as having served in the 1st Co. Andrews Sharpshooters.
• He died on 2 Feb 1900 at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, of pneumonia. He was 74 years, 7 months and 7 days old.
• He was buried in 1900 at Homeland Cemetery, Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire, near his parents.

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012