John
Baxter
Born about in Trentaboy, Convoy, Stranorlar, County Donegal, Ireland
Son of David Baxter
and Sarah (Hamilton) Baxter
Brother of
Elizabeth (Baxter) Lindsay, William Baxter, David Baxter, Robert Baxter, Alexander Baxter and Sarah (Baxter) Brown
Husband of
Catherine (Shirlow) Baxter
— married
24 Mar 1864 (to 15 Jun 1889) in Convoy Meeting House, Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
Husband of
Rebecca (Deely) Baxter
— married
1892 (to before 1904) in Victoria, Australia
Husband of
Isabella (Callan) Baxter
— married
1907 (to 1910) in Victoria, Australia
Father of
Unnamed Baxter, William James Baxter, Sarah Jane Baxter, Catherine Baxter, David Baxter, Elizabeth Baxter, John Baxter, Annie Mary Baxter, John Baxter, John Baxter, George Richard Baxter, William Rupert Baxter, Clyde Vincent Baxter, Ida Irene Baxter and Rebecca May (Baxter) Cathro
Died
at about age 75
in Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jul 2021
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Biography
John was born about 1838. He was the son of David Baxter and Sarah Hamilton.
In 1864 he married Catherine Shirlow at the Convoy Meeting House. Catherine Shirlow was a Minor at the time of her marriage. William Shirlow and James Gallagher stood as their witnesses.
Soon after their marriage John and Catherine emigrated to Australia and settled in Victoria. Ten children were born in their marriage.
John was widowed when Catherine died in 1889. He remarried in 1892 to Rebecca Dealy/Deely. Five children were born in his second marriage. Rebecca passed away in 1904 and John married for a third time to Isabella (Callen) McIntosh on 6 February 1907 but they divorced 3 years later.[1]
John Baxter passed away in 1913 aged 74.
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Divorce Records, 1860-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2017.
- https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/60f8e6c22e5e781c04374344/record/5c653be24aba80ac31c5b670?q=efamily&givenName=Jno&familyName=BAXTER DEATH
- https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1864/11599/8269075.pdf MARRIAGE
- http://www.ozgenonline.com/~Carols_Headstones/Mooroopna.htm#B HEADSTONE INDEX
- VIC BDM 6973/1892 MARRIAGE 2nd
- VIC BDM 1279/1907 MARRIAGE 3rd
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