Henry was a miner from Scotland. He came to the United States, and ultimately Utah, with his wife Agnes and four daughters Magdalene, Catherine, Jane and Agnes. They crossed the ocean and arrived to Boston in 1856 via the ship Enoch Train. The Baxter family then continued their journey to Utah as part of the Hunt company. His birth date is confirmed by Scottish birth and baptism records. Further evidence is needed to provide an accurate date of death.