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1847–1868

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Birth Date
2 February 1819
Death Date
31 May 1913
Gender
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Robert Wright Baxter

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  • The Baxter family's travel to Utah in 1855 with the Ballantyne pioneer company is confirmed by the obituary of Robert and in information found in Church financial records.

    His birth date is confirmed by Find A Grave web site.

Richard Ballantyne Company (1855)

  • Age at Departure: 35
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jane Baxter (Age: 29)
  • Robert Wright Baxter Jr. (Age: 6)
  • Archibald Mcphail Baxter (Age: 5)
  • Jane Mcphail Baxter (Age: 3)
  • Willard Snow Baxter (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 4th Company of 50 report, 1855 June.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Goodliffe, Arnold, [Autobiographical sketch], in Pioneer Pathways [1998- ], 1:82.
  • "Immigration List," Deseret News, 12 September 1855, 214.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 86.
  • Richard Ballantyne papers, 1852-1896, Journal, 1855 July-September.
  • Robert Baxter, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
  • "Robert Baxter Dies at Home in Hyrum," The Journal, 14 May 1929, p. 1.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.