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Graty <I>Scovell</I> Slocum

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Graty Scovell Slocum

Birth
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Sep 1829 (aged 32)
Burial
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 524-5-6
Memorial ID
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Graty's grave marker is to the right of her husband and to the left of both of her parents. Her brother John's marker is to the right of their parents.

A record of the family of Thankful Nash is found on pp. 104-105 of Rev. Sylvester Nash, The Nash Family; or Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Hartford, Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853). The records were collected while some of Thankful’s children were still living. A searchable scan of the book can be found on archive.org.

Quoting directly from the book:

239 - VI [6th child of Phineas]
     Thankful Nash, dau. of Phinehas [sic] Nash of Wyoming, Pa. b. 16 Jan. 1764, resided with her uncle Daniel Nash in Greenfield, Mass. From her 8th to her 14th year. She m. James Scovill, in 1793, and settled in Wyoming.
     Mrs. Thankful Scovill d. 16 Dec. 1844, just a month under 81 years of age.
Children.
667 I John S. born 14 March, 1794, d. unm. 7 July, 1852.
668 II Graty, born 24 Dec. 1796, m. Feb. 1819, Laton Slocum; had 3 children. She d. 10 Sep. 1818 [obvious error].
669 III Maria, born 23 March, 1799, m. 8 Jan. 1818, Charles Tuller [Fuller]; has had 11 children.
670 IV Caroline, born 7 Oct. 1803, m. Aug. 1823, Lyman Hurlbut; had 10 children.

Note: Among 14 remains moved from former Scovell Cemetery (no longer in existence) in Exeter in November 1875. All remains were moved at that time.Daughter of James Scovell and Thankful Nash. Married Laton Slocum. 3 children. Graty died soon after birth of third child. Husband died 4 years later.
Graty's grave marker is to the right of her husband and to the left of both of her parents. Her brother John's marker is to the right of their parents.

A record of the family of Thankful Nash is found on pp. 104-105 of Rev. Sylvester Nash, The Nash Family; or Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Hartford, Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853). The records were collected while some of Thankful’s children were still living. A searchable scan of the book can be found on archive.org.

Quoting directly from the book:

239 - VI [6th child of Phineas]
     Thankful Nash, dau. of Phinehas [sic] Nash of Wyoming, Pa. b. 16 Jan. 1764, resided with her uncle Daniel Nash in Greenfield, Mass. From her 8th to her 14th year. She m. James Scovill, in 1793, and settled in Wyoming.
     Mrs. Thankful Scovill d. 16 Dec. 1844, just a month under 81 years of age.
Children.
667 I John S. born 14 March, 1794, d. unm. 7 July, 1852.
668 II Graty, born 24 Dec. 1796, m. Feb. 1819, Laton Slocum; had 3 children. She d. 10 Sep. 1818 [obvious error].
669 III Maria, born 23 March, 1799, m. 8 Jan. 1818, Charles Tuller [Fuller]; has had 11 children.
670 IV Caroline, born 7 Oct. 1803, m. Aug. 1823, Lyman Hurlbut; had 10 children.

Note: Among 14 remains moved from former Scovell Cemetery (no longer in existence) in Exeter in November 1875. All remains were moved at that time.Daughter of James Scovell and Thankful Nash. Married Laton Slocum. 3 children. Graty died soon after birth of third child. Husband died 4 years later.

Inscription

GRATY, / Wife of / LATON SLOCUM, / DIED SEPT. 5, 1829, / Aged 32 years.

Gravesite Details

Reinterred from Scovell Cemetery in Exeter (in November 1875).



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  • Created by: Oscar
  • Added: May 27, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210524261/graty-slocum: accessed ), memorial page for Graty Scovell Slocum (24 Dec 1796–5 Sep 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210524261, citing Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Oscar (contributor 47009592).