Researching John Slade
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Slade on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Slade and the Slade Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Slade Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Slade family tree.
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Slade Family Tree Databases
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Slade. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Slade
John Slade (politician)
John Slade (1819 – January 9, 1847) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Fogo in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1842 to 1847.
The son of Robert Slade (merchant), he was born in Poole, Dorset. He began work at a young age with John Slade & Co., a firm established by his great uncle, John Slade. By 1842, he was manager for the firm's operations in Twillingate. Slade was elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly at the age of 23, the youngest person ever elected to that assembly.
He died in Poole at the age of 28. and is buried in the churchyard of the parish church - St James.Inside the church is a memorial to the family"Sacred to the memory of JOHN SLADE merchant of this town who died 9 January 1847 aged 28 years. Also of ROBERT STANDLEY SLADE who died at Fogo in the island of Newfoundland February 21st 1846 aged 23 years.Also of ROBERT SLADE merchant and magistrate of this town, father of the above who died 3 January 1864 aged 68 years. His remains with those of his eldest son are interred in the churchyard near this place."
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