Levi Baxter

Brief Life History of Levi

When Levi Baxter was born on 7 July 1827, in New York, United States, his father, Joel Baxter, was 39 and his mother, Mary Polly Minard, was 39. He married Harriet Amelia Houck in 1855. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Walton, Delaware, New York, United States in 1880 and Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1910, in New York, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Levi Baxter
1827–1910
Harriet Amelia Houck
1839–1927
Marriage: 1855
Jennie M Baxter
1860–1920
Elkanah H. Baxter
1863–1925
Luton Baxter
1872–1950

Sources (13)

  • Levi Baxter, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Levi Baxter in entry for John B Bonnefond, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Levi Baxter, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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