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Sylvester Henry Baxter (1817 - 1858)

Sylvester Henry Baxter
Born in Massachusetts, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 10 Dec 1840 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 41 in Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

Sylvester H. Baxter was born on 2 Feb 1817 in Massachusetts according to a handwritten document from a deceased relative. However, Charlotte A. (Baxter) Taylor's death certificate states that he was born in Connecticut.

He married Jane Ann Van Slyke.[1]

He and Jane appeared on the census of 29 July 1850 at Utica, Oneida County, New York.[2]

Census

29 July 1850

Utica, Oneida County, New York

  • Sylvester H Baxter 33 b. MA.
  • Jane A Baxter 26 b. NY.
  • George W Baxter 6 b. NY.
  • John J Baxter 3 b. NY.
  • Julius M Baxter 1 b. NY.
  • Charlotte A Baxter 9 b. NY.
  • Nancy S Baxter 2 b. NY.[2]

Born 2 Feb 1817. Massachusetts, USA. [3] [4] [5] 2 Feb 1817. New York. [6] 2 Feb 1817. Massachusetts [7] Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 2 Feb 1817

Died 12 Aug 1858. Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA. [5]

Buried Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York, United States of America. [5]

Residence 1850 Utica, Oneida, New York, USA. [7] There isn't a date associated with this record, but his known DOD falls into the year-range of this source. This county surrounds Chicago where he was at that time. A living family member found a record where he went by Henry. Cook, Illinois, United States. [8]

Note: 3.1.2020: From the History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1884, under George W. Baxter's bio: "His father, Silvester Baxter, railroad engineer, and prominent in connection with that profession in the West as pioneer, was a native of Mass., and a descendant of the Batters (sp) of that State.".

9.3.2017: The 1850 US Census shows that he was born in "Map". An Ancestry Expert stated that, at that time, p's were used for double s's, so that means he was born in Massachusetts.

9.23.17: Death certificates of 2 of his kids show that he was born in Connecticut.

12.13.17: Found another instance where his birth was in Connecticut: On census record of daughter Nancy and William Cox.

1.25.18: From letter written by Annie Scott Baxter to Gerald Baxter. In it, she states that he was born in Hartford, CT or Massachusetts.

Letter also states he was killed on the Chicago and Rock Island Railway at Peru, IL in 1857.


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Sources

  1. ↑ Charlotte A Taylor. Charlotte A Baxter Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Year: 1850; Census Place: Utica, Oneida, New York; Roll: M432_563; Page: 409A; Image: 249 1850 US Census Sylvester H Baxter
  3. ↑ Source: #S1010502561 Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 072001-075000 Ancestry Record 5164 #605320580
  4. ↑ Source: #S1010502561 Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 020231-023520 Ancestry Record 5164 #601029205
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Source: #S1010502865 Ancestry Record 60525 #173573444
  6. ↑ Source: #S1012048929 Ancestry Record 3599 #472869
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Source: #S1010551698 Year: 1850; Census Place: Utica, Oneida, New York; Roll: M432_563; Page: 409A; Image: 249 Ancestry Record 8054 #7718608
  8. ↑ Source: #S1024795816 Ancestry Record 2433 #163330
  • Source: S1010502561 Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 5164
  • Source: S1010502865 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525
  • Source: S1010502901 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 111785968
  • Source: S1010551698 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 8054
  • Source: S1012048929 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 3599
  • Source: S1024795816 Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1833-1889 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2433




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