According to family history, John Slattery was born or lived in County Clare. He immigrated to America on 9 April 1850 on the ship "Manhattan" from Liverpool to the Port of New York. He married Winifred Hogan on 13 Jul 1852 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Goshen, Orange County, New York. Whether John and Winifred knew each other before their immigration is presently unknown. Their first child, Michael, was born in Connecticut - location unknown, but perhaps near Hartford, CT. Their next two children Mary & Anna (Mary SLATTERY Fitzgerald and Anna SLATTERY Murray) were born in New York, location unknown. The following children were born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, where John and Winifred were living by 1860, first in the Town of Fond du Lac and then at Auburn - Winifred R., Cornelius, Margaret, Ellen, John, Thomas William and Bridget.
John SLATTERY died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 23 Jan 1904 and was buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, next to his wife Winifred and two of his children who had died young.(John & Bridget). He was a farmer and owned land at Auburn, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
| Additional Information | ||
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| Date of Birth | 23rd Jun 1827 | |
| Date of Death | 23rd Jan 1904 | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Goshen, Orange County, NY USA - St. John the Evangelist Church | |
| Number of Children | 10 | |
| Names of Children | Michael 1854 CT, Mary 1856 NY, Anna 1859 NY, Winifred 1860 WI, Cornelius 1862 WI, Margaret 1864 WI, Ellen 1868 WI, John 1871 WI, Thomas William 1872 WI & Bridget 1873 WI. | |
| First Child | Michael Slattery -Born 15 Jul 1854 Connecticut USA - probably near Hartford | |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Place of Death | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI USA | |
