 1873 - 1944 (71 years)
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| Name |
Frederick Slocum |
| Title |
Doctor |
| Birth |
6 Feb 1873 |
Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Astronomer. He was the first professor of astronomy at Wesleyan University. He planned and supervised the construction of Van Vleck Observatory located there. He was the director of the observatory from 1915 to 1944., and held this post until 1944. During World War I, he took a leave of absence to train navigation to merchant captains. |
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Dr. Frederick Slocum.
Dr. Frederick Slocum using a spectroscope on the 12” refractor at Ladd Observatory. |
| Death |
4 Dec 1944 |
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut |
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Dr. Frederick Slocum Obituary
Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Tuesday, December 05, 1944 |
| Burial |
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States |
| Person ID |
I66872 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Father |
Captain Frederick Slocum, Sr, b. 14 Sep 1820, Nashawena Island, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 29 Jan 1885, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 64 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Lydia Ann Jones, b. 1833, Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire d. 23 Mar 1920, Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire (Age 87 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
29 Oct 1860 |
Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire |
| Family ID |
F21044 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Carrie Etta Tripp, b. 3 Nov 1870, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 23 May 1942, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
1899 |
| Family ID |
F21045 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
15 Jun 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 6 Feb 1873 - Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts |
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 | Death - 4 Dec 1944 - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut |
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 | Burial - - Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States |
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