Philip
Freeman
Baxter
Born in Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Augustus Baxter
and Deborah (Willis) Baxter
Brother of
George Baxter, Jacob Baxter, David Willis Baxter, Sarah Ann (Baxter) Northcott, Joseph Baxter, Thomas Baxter, Ann Wilson (Baxter) Buck [half] and Adolphus Fred Baxter [half]
Husband of
Charlotte Cove
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 76
in Truemanville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2011
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Biography
In 1861, Philip was residing in Head of Amherst, Cumberland Co. with a family consisting of 1 female, 1-2 [Mary], 1 male 3-4 [?]. 2 males 5-10 [Charles, Smith], 1 female 5-10 [Phebe], 2 males 10-15 [Bedford, Pilae], 1 married female 30-40 [Charlotte, his wife] and 1 married male 40-50 [himself].
In 1871, Philip, farmer and lumberman, 55, Charlotte, 45, Bedford, farmer, 23, Pilae, labourer, 21, Phebe, 19, Charles, farmer, 17, Smith, farmer, 15, Mary, 12, Rebecca,, 10, Beriah, 8,, Abigail, 6, Laurie, 4 and Priscilla.2 were residing in Head of Amherst, Cumberland Co.
The 3 Feb 1892 edition of The Daily Sun reported: "Amherst, N.S., Feb. 2 - La grippe has taken away two of Truemanville's oldest residents in the person of Mrs. Wm Trueman, who succumbed on Sunday at the age of 85 years and Philip Baxter who died on Monday at the age of 80 years."[1]
Children:
- Bedford, b. ca, 1848.
- Pilae, b. ca 1850,
- Phebe, b. ca 1852.
- Charles, b. ca 1854.
- Smith, b. ca 1856.
- Mary, b. ca 1859.
- Rebecca,, b. ca 1861.
- Beriah, b. ca 1863.
- Abigail, b. ca 1865.
- Laurie, b. ca 1867.
- Priscilla. b. ca 1869.
Sources
- 1861 census, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, page 1, page 2, page 3, page4
- 1871 census, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia
- WikiTree profile Baxter-684 created through the import of NicklasReum.ged on Dec 29, 2011 by William Reum. See the Changes page for the details of edits by William and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philip by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Philip:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philip by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Philip:
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