Brief Life History of William Shepherd
When William Shepherd Baxter was born on 12 September 1828, in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, his father, John Baxter, was 23 and his mother, Mary Shepherd, was 26. He married Harriet Eliza Merchant on 14 March 1858, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1857. He died on 21 June 1865, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- William Baxter, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Shepherd Baxter, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- William Baxter, "United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
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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