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Clarified that I meant American English. Not Canadian. Also removed the part about not knowing exactly when, because OP recognized that aspect in the question and asked us to disregard it.
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No, we would not say "I slept at 10". Either (AmE). Either say

  • I was sleeping at 10. (this means you were also sleeping some before and after 10) or

  • I {fell asleep/went to sleep} at 10. (means you were not sleeping before 10.)

(by the way, I would say "around 10"—nobody really knows exactly when they fell asleep.)

No, we would not say "I slept at 10". Either say

  • I was sleeping at 10. (this means you were also sleeping some before and after 10) or

  • I {fell asleep/went to sleep} at 10. (means you were not sleeping before 10.)

(by the way, I would say "around 10"—nobody really knows exactly when they fell asleep.)

No, we would not say "I slept at 10". (AmE). Either say

  • I was sleeping at 10. (this means you were also sleeping some before and after 10) or

  • I {fell asleep/went to sleep} at 10. (means you were not sleeping before 10.)

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No, we would not say "I slept at 10". Either say

  • I was sleeping at 10. (this means you were also sleeping some before and after 10) or

  • I {fell asleep/went to sleep} at 10. (means you were not sleeping before 10.)

(by the way, I would say "around 10"—nobody really knows exactly when they fell asleep.)