John Grant Baxter Sr

Brief Life History of John Grant

When John Grant Baxter Sr was born on 3 November 1827, in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Baxter, was 20 and his mother, Agnes Grant, was 20. He married Mary Magdalene Reid Tyndale on 13 May 1849, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 20 February 1869, in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Grant Baxter Sr
1827–1869
Mary Magdalene Reid Tyndale
1826–1909
Marriage: 13 May 1849
Henry Baxter
1850–1854
William Reid Baxter
1852–1917
John Grant Baxter Jr
1853–1932
David Reid Baxter
1856–1895
Agnes Catherine Baxter
1858–1941
Mary Magdalena Baxter
1860–1878
Jane Elvina Baxter
1862–1947
Andrew Fergeson Baxter
1864–1920
Ruth Elizabeth Baxter
1866–1936
Victoria Adelia Adelaide Baxter
1868–1953

Sources (23)

  • John Baxter, "Scotland Census, 1841"
  • John Baxter, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Baxter, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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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