Harry Baxter (1787 - 1841)

Born 10 Feb 1787 in Coventry, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Moore) Baxter — married 5 Mar 1820 in Cabel County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1841 at age 54 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States

Biography

Harry was born 10 February 1787. He is the son of William Baxter and Deborah Buell.

Memorial of the Baxter Family ^[1]

104. WILLIAM BAXTER was b. in the parish of Andover, Coventry, Tolland County, Conn. He enlisted in the company of Capt. Joseph Hatch, of Norwich, Vermont, attached to Major Hasilton's company of Rangers, August, 1776, and served fifteen months. He enlisted again in 1778, and served two months in a Connecticut regiment, commanded by Major Elias Buell. He was at the battles of the Cowpens and Hubbardan. He was married in May, 1786, to Deborah Buell, daughter of Peter Buell, of Coventry, Tolland County, Conn., by a Justice of the Peace, named Burnapp. She was b. in Tolland County, April 10, 1766.

THEIR CHILDREN WERE :

1. Harry, b. Feb. 10, 1787 : m. Mary Moore, March 8, 1820: d. at Quincy, Ill. 107

2. Fanny. b. Feb. 1789 : m. Bradford Andrews : d. at Glover, Vt., about 1854.

3. Laura, b. m. Daniel Fish, in 1819. Mr. Fish was the son of David and Abigail Fish, and was b. in Adams, Mass. Aug. 18, 1790. He was a farmer, and lived in Danby, Ill. He d. Nov. 21, 1872, and his wife died Dec. 27, 1840. Issue: Harriet, b. April 27, 1820, m. Gilbert Way, April, 1840, and has issue : Edmond, Laura, Elsmore, and Eva. Laura. b. Oct. 20, 1825; d. Feb. 4, 1845. Alimira, b. Nov. 22, 1827; m. Jesse M. Brown, 1846, and had issue: Darwin and Harriet. Mrs. Brown d. Oct. 10, 1855. George, b. July 1, 1829; m. Hattie Bell, in 1845, and has issue: Clara, Ida, and Frank. John, b. April 28, 1831; m. Ann Sandercox, 1855, and has issue : Eddie and Arthur.

4. Harriet, m. William Warren House, in 1818... His mother was a sister of Gen. Warren. Issue: William Henry Baxter, b. May 2, 1820. He m. (1) Rachel Armanda Fuller, March 4, 1844; b. in Ohio, in 1826. Issue: Mary Harriet, b. Dec. 7, 1845; m. Frank Jay, of Louisville, Ky., and d. Feb. 15, 1874, leaving two children. Abner Alonzo, b. Sept. 7, 1847. Mrs. Rachel A. House d. Oct. 23, 1850. W. H. B. House m. (2) Louisa J. Johnson, April 5, 1851, who was born in 1825. Issue : Martha Elizabeth, b. Jan. 12, 1853; Rachel Armanda, b. May 30, 1854; m. Edward O. Levely, April 18, 1876, and had Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1877 ; Abigail Isora, b. Oct. 4, 1855; Hester Ellen, b. Jan. 18, 1856; Salina Louisa, b. Oct. 2, 1857; Thomas Henry, b. Jan. 11, 1858; Caroline Alimira, b. Aug. 26, 1860 ; d. Dec. 10, 1876 ; Hester Ellen d. March 24, 1870. Harriet (Baxter) House d. May 9, 1820. Her husband, William Warren House, m. (2) Hester Applegate, of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, by whom he had a son, Samuel. Mr. House d. Aug. 23, 1822.

5. Caroline, b. m. her cousin, James Baxter, sixth son of Elihu and Triphena (Taylor) Baxter, of Norwich, Vt. Issue : Harriet Angelia, b. Oct. 4, 1821 ; m. William B. Palmer, and had issue: Hattie A., b. March 5, 1845; d. Dec. 30, 185x . Mrs. Palmer d. April 18, 1845. Henry, b. July 3, 1823; d. Aug. 3, 1823; George W., b. July 1, 1824; d. Aug. 3, 1878; unm. ; Charles B., b. Jan. 5, 1826; William James, b. Jan. 22, 1828; d. Feb. 22, 1832; James, b. June 25, 1830; d. Sept. 25, 1830; James E., b. July 28, 1831; d. June 9, 1878; unm. ; William W., b. April 25, 1834 ; d. Oct. 29, 1840.

6. Almirah Deborah, b. m. Joseph Winthrop Martin, esq., March 3, 1828. Issue: Henry Joseph, b. Nov. 13, 1828; Caroline A., b. Jan. 24, 1832; d. June 8, 1832; Edgar, b. April 10, 1834, d. Jan. 3, 1836; Caroline L., b. June 16, 1837.

History of the Buell Family ^[2]

Name: Deborah Buell Baxter

Father: Benjamin Buell, 4th child

Born: 10 April 1766, Coventry Connecticut

Husband: William Baxter (died 25 August 1832 in Massena, New York)

Married: May 1786, Coventry, Connecticut

Death: 29 March 1840, Brownington, Vermont

Lived in:

Coventry, Connecticut, born here, married here in 1786

Rutland, Vermont, 1782

Massena, New York, 1822

Danby, Illinois, 1832

Stanstead, Lower Canada, 1834

Brownington, Vermont, died here 1840

Children:

Harry Baxter, born 10 February 1787 in Coventry, Connecticut

Fanny Buell Baxter, born 10 February 1789 in Coventry, Connecticut

Laura Baxter, 15 September 1791 in Coventry, Connecticut

Harriet Baxter, born 1798 in Coventry, Connecticut

Caroline Baxter, born 10 February 1795 in Coventry, Connecticut

Almira Deborah Baxter, born 13 April 1806 in Coventry, Connecticut

History of the Buell Family ^[3]

Name: Harry Baxter

Father: William Baxter

Mother: Deborah Buell Baxter

Born: 10 February 1787, Coventry Connecticut

Wife: Mary Moore (died 10 March 1868)

Married: 5 or 8 March 1820,, Cabel County, Virginia

Death: 14 May 1841, Quincy, Illinois

Lived in:

Coventry, Connecticut, born here

Cabel County, Virginia, married here

Cincinnati, Ohio

Quincy, Illinois, died here

Children:

Harry Moore Baxter, born 28 February 1821 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Harriet Baxter, born 20 October 1822 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Eleanor Baxter, born 15 March 1825 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Almira Deborah Baxter, born 05 June 1827 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Mary Ann Baxter, born 31 August 1829 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Clarissa C. Baxter, born 01 November 1832 in Cincinnati, Ohio

William Henry Baxter, born 19 May 1835 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Additional Notes:

Benjamin Buell, grandfather

Captain Peter Buell, great grandfather

Samuel Buell, 2nd great grandfather

William Buell, 3rd great grandfather, of Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England, Dorchester Massachusetts, and Coventry, Connecticut

Marriage Record ^[4]

Groom: Harry Baxter

Bride: Mary Moore

Marriage Date: 05 March 1821

Marriage Place: Cabel County, Virginia (today, in West Virginia)

1840 United States Federal Census ^[5]

Name: Harry Baxter

Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Fulton, Hamilton, Ohio

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2

Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2

Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 5

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1

Total Free White Persons: 8

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8

Burial Record ^[6]

Name: Baxter, Harvey [sic]

Death Date: 15 May 1841

Death Place: Quincy, Illinois

Location: 50/100, lot 36, third row

Notes: Sudden death

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[7]

Name: Harvey [sic] Baxter should be Harry

Gender: M (Male)

Death Date: 15 May 1841

Cemetery: Madison Park

Burial or Cremation Place: Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Notes: "Sudden death" stated, in record.

Sources

1. ↑ Baxter, Joseph Nickerson, Memorial of the Baxter Family, published 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, p. 61-62, Harry Baxter son of William Baxter, born 10 February 1787, died in Quincy, Illinois, married Mary Moore 08 March 1820. See: https://tinyurl.com/y3j6eh2r.
2. ↑ Welles, Albert, History of the Buell Family in England from the Remotest Times Ascertainable from Our Ancient Histories and in America. Published 1841, New York, p 122, Harry Baxter, son of Deborah Buell Baxter, born 10 February 1787 in Coventry, Connecticut. See: https://tinyurl.com/y4lwxa2j.
3. ↑ Welles, Albert, History of the Buell Family in England from the Remotest Times Ascertainable from Our Ancient Histories and in America. Published 1841, New York, p 306, Harry Baxter, son of William Baxter and Deborah Buell Baxter, born 10 February 1787 in Coventry, Connecticut. See: https://tinyurl.com/y4lwxa2j.
4. ↑ Cabel County, West Virginia Marriage Records, Harry Baxter married Mary Moore on 05 March 1821 in Cabel County, Virginia. West Virginia Culture online records, wvculture.org. See: https://tinyurl.com/y3wrt6l2.
5. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, Harry Baxter, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fulton, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 400; Page: 444; Family History Library Film: 0020166. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://tinyurl.com/yyxrd3ok.
6. ↑ Ward, Maurine C., Early Quincy Cemetery and Mormon Burials, ensignpeakfoundation.org, page 158, https://ensignpeakfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MHS2.1Ward.pdf. See: https://tinyurl.com/y4jgjsek.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 November 2020), memorial page for Harvey Baxter (unknown–15 May 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #198080690, citing Madison Park, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Tree Leaf (contributor 47481781).