William Shepherd Baxter
Birth Date
On 1828 September 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1865 June 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1828 September 12
Mother
Mary Shepherd
Father
John Baxter
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 September 12
Baptized by
Thomas Columbus Armstrong
1852 March 30 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1857)
1857 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1857
Joined Company
Circa 1857
Company Arrived
Married
Harriet Eliza Merchant
1858 March 14 (Age 29)
Served in
British Mission
1860 April 25 – 1863 September 25 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
8th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Europe Eng
Date Details
Started On 1860 April 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1863 September 25
Arrived at Home
Married
Mary Copley
1863 October 3 (Age 35)
Died in Salina, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
1865 June 21 (Age 36)
Media
William Shepherd Baxter (1828 - 1865) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. B, Page 1, Line 6.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. A, Page 1, Line 6.