Brief Life History of Fanny
When Fanny Baxter was born in 1829, in England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Baxter, was 47 and her mother, Ann Leeson, was 42. She married John Joseph West on 17 May 1854, in Market Overton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1854 and lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Staunton Township, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 11 August 1915, in Staunton, Miami, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Raper Chapel Cemetery, Staunton Township, Miami, Ohio, United States.
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- Fannie West, "United States Census, 1910"
- Fanny Baxter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Fannie Borxter, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
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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