Margaret Baxter

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Baxter was born on 29 October 1732, her father, Simon Baxter, was 35 and her mother, Abigail Mann, was 33. She married Henry Gass in 1755, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States in 1732. She died in 1785, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Henry Gass
1710–1784
Margaret Baxter
1732–1785
Marriage: 1755
Samuel Alexander Gass Sr.
1755–1827

Sources (7)

  • Margret Baxter, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Margets Baxter (Twin), "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
  • Margit Baxter, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English baxter ‘baker’ (from Old English bæcestre ‘baker’, earlier ‘female baker’, the feminine equivalent of bæcere). Compare Baker .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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