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David Paxton 1794–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: April 13, 1888

Death Location: Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Paxton

Mother: Catherine Long

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shoemaker

Children(s): Joseph Paxton, Margaret Paxton, Nancy Paxton, John Paxton, David Paxton, David Paxton

David Paxton was born in 1794 in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of David Paxton And Catherine Long. David Paxton married Elizabeth Shoemaker, and had children including David Paxton, John Paxton, Joseph Martin Paxton, Margaret Mary J Paxton, Nancy Ann Paxton. David Paxton passed away in 1888 in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • David Paxton was born in 1794 in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of David Paxton And Catherine Long.
  • David Paxton married Elizabeth Shoemaker, and had children including David Paxton, John Paxton, Joseph Martin Paxton, Margaret Mary J Paxton, Nancy Ann Paxton.
  • David Paxton passed away in 1888 in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Paxton
1764–1860
Birth Location: Ireland
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Catherine Long
1773–1861
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Shoemaker
1806–1883
Birth Location: Franklin,Pa.
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Children(s)

Joseph Paxton
1838–1910
Birth Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Paxton
1835–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Nancy Paxton
1843–1923
Birth Location: Franklin County
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John Paxton
1830–1909
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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David Paxton
1851–1871
Birth Location: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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David Paxton
1828–
Birth Location: Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Paxton's Ancestors

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David Paxton
1794–1888
Birth Place: Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
David Paxton
1764–1860
Ireland
Catherine Long
1773–1861
Grandparents
Samuel Paxton
1705–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Paxton's Descendants

1.
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David Paxton (1794–April 13, 1888) m. Elizabeth Shoemaker (7 Nov 1806–1883)
  1. 1. Joseph (Martin) Paxton 1838–1910 m. Elizabeth (Fogelsanger) Hoch 1843–1928
    1. 1. David (Shoemaker) Paxton 1875–1918 m. Sarah (Agnes) Burkhart 1875–1950
      1. 1. David (Leslie) Paxton 1900–1952
      2. 2. Mervin (A.) Paxton 1913–1998
      3. 3. Nellie Paxton 1898–
      4. 4. Robert Paxton 1908–1908
      5. 5. Hannah (Orpha) Paxton 1911–1998 m. Raymond (Nelson) Shafer 1914–1983
        1. 1. Samuel (Jesse) Shafer 1942–2011
      6. 6. Leslie (D) Paxton 1901–
      7. 7. Joseph (Lloyd) Paxton 1903–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Paxton 1905–1991
      9. 9. Margaret Paxton 1906–2006
      10. 10. Denton (B) Paxton 1910–1989
  2. 2. Margaret ("Mary" J.) Paxton 1835–
  3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Paxton 1843–1923
  4. 4. John Paxton 1830–1909
  5. 5. David Paxton 1851–1871
  6. 6. David Paxton 1828–

David Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of David Paxton in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
1888
April 13, 1888
Age 94
Death of David Paxton in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 13, 1888
    Event Place: Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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