Jane Baxter

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Baxter was born on 31 March 1838, in Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Baxter, was 31 and her mother, Agnes Grant, was 31. She married George Davis Grant on 13 February 1857, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States in 1927. She died on 22 October 1927, in West Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Davis Grant
1812–1876
Jane Baxter
1838–1927
Marriage: 13 February 1857
Agnes Grant
1860–1873
Caroline Grant
1863–1879
Willard Grant
1866–1879
Clara Grant
1869–1878
Elizabeth Grant
1872–1872
Joshua Grant
1872–1874

Sources (22)

  • Jane Grant in household of Geo D Grant, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jean Baster, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Jennie Baxter Grant, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

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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