Our American Connection - The Biographies Part 3

The children travelling with Mary were:

NATHAN SLATER
b.5 Nov. 1828/29 in Clitheroe, England; d. 10 Dec.1902 place unknown. Nathan was baptized on Jan. 29, 1850. He married twice, Abey or Anne Piggot , 10 Jun., 1856 in the Salt Lake Endowment House (EH) and Anna Jensen on Feb. 7, 1861 in the Presidents Office (POFFI). Nathan would have been 26 years old when his father died.

MATHEW SLATER
b. 5 Feb.,1831 in Clitheroe Lancashire, England. d. Feb. 6, 1833, probably in his place of birth. Mathew was sealed to his birth parents on Jul. 1, 1972, in the Ogden Temple..

THOMAS TYSON SLATER
b. 18 Mar, 1831 in Clitheroe, England; d. 21 Feb. 1903 in Huntsville, Weber County, Utah. Thomas was baptized on 9 Jul 1999 in the Toronto Temple. He married Elizabeth Burgess on 27 Sep, 1860 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was sealed to Elizabeth Burgess on 17 Oct. 2003 in the
Los Angeles Temple. Date of Endowments is 26 Jan. 2001 in the London Temple, where he was also sealed to his birth parents on 7 May 2002. Thomas would have been 21 years old when his father died. The file MORMON PIONEER OVERLANDD TRAVEL, 1847-1868 indicates Thomas Tyson, age 28 came to Utah as a member of the John D. Chase Company (1864). This file indicated he married Elizabeth, from England, in St Louis in 1860. He may have not been in the group traveling with the father and mother.

RALPH SLATER
b. 14 Jun. 1935 in Clitheroe; d. in 1870 placed unknown. Ralph was baptized on 27 Jan. 1972, endowed 17 Jun 1972, and sealed to his birth parents on 5 Jul, 1972 in the Ogden Temple. Ralph married Mary Ann Bostock in 1860, in Ogden, Utah and was sealed to her on 2 Jun 1998 in the Boise Temple. Ralph would have been 19 years old when his father died.

WILLIAM SLATER
b. 5 Oct., 1837 in Clitheroe, d 16 Oct. 1915 in Huntsville, Weber County, Utah. He was baptized on 23 Apr 1987, endowed on 25 Jun. 1987 and sealed to his birth parents on 23 Jun. 1987 in the Ogden Temple. He was sealed to a spouse, Janet Edwards on 2 Jun. 1998 in the Boise Temple. William would have bee 17 years old when his father died.

MARY ANN SLATER
b. 27 Apr 1840 in Clitheroe, d. 18 Apr 1901 in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah. Mary Ann was baptized on 5 Feb 1985 and endowed on 8 Feb 1985 in the Dallas Temple. She married Edward Rishton and was sealed to Edward on 4 Mar 1858 in the Salt Lake Endowment House (EH). On Jan 22, 1932 she was sealed to her birth parents in the Logan Temple. She was 14 years old when her father died.

ALBERT GERONE SLATER
Albert Slater was married to Mary Ann Wilde, the sister of Sarah Jane Wilde Burnett. Further information about Albert and Mary Ann is include in the file. He was 11 years old when his father died.

ELIZABETH ELLEN SLATER
b. 24 Jan 1846 in Fall River Plymouth Massachusetts, d. on 19 Sep 1910 in Trenton, Cache County, Utah. She married Joseph Wood on Feb. 12, 1864. Elizabeth was baptized on Feb 7, 1968 and endowed on 11 May 1968, Temple unknown. She was sealed to her birth parents on 3 Sep. 1970 in the Idaho Falls Temple. She was eight years old when her father died.

JAMES HENRY SLATER
b. 2 Jun 1849 in Fall River Bristol County, Massachusetts,d 28 Feb 1942 in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. He was baptized on 4 Oct. 1977, endowed 2 Dec. 1977 and sealed to his birth parents on 2 Dec 1977 in the Arizona Temple. He would have been 5 years old when his father died.

UNKNOWN SLATER
This child sex unknown was born and died on 9 Jun 1854 in Salt Creek, Cass County Nebraska. No LDS Ordinance information is available. He was born two months after his father died.

In their day and times all but the last four children of Mary and James Slater where at an age that they could have supported and or assisted their mother in raising and caring for the younger siblings. My question that remains unanswered is why did John Wilde marry again in a polygamist marriage, prior to divorcing or sending for his wife and daughters left behind in England. Had he ever intended to do so?

Bette Brown Fuller 2005