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James Jacobus Baxter 1550 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 Sep 1618

Death Location: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Shrinston, Scotland

Father: John (Barkestare)

Mother: Isabel Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Alice BAXTER

Children(s): Samuel (Backestar)

The story of James Jacobus Baxter began in 1550 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. James Jacobus Baxter married Alice (Alicia) WATERHOUSE BAXTER, and had children including Samuel Thomas Baxter (Backestar). James Jacobus Baxter passed away in 1618 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Shrinston, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Jacobus Baxter began in 1550 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • James Jacobus Baxter married Alice (Alicia) WATERHOUSE BAXTER, and had children including Samuel Thomas Baxter (Backestar).
  • James Jacobus Baxter passed away in 1618 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Shrinston, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Barkestare)
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Swindale, Westmorland
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Isabel Wilkinson
1520 – 1550
Birth Location: Pennybridge, Ulverston,Lancashire,now Cumbria
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Spouses(s)

Alice BAXTER
1550 – 1618
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Samuel (Backestar)
1580 – 1621
Birth Location: Hoylehouse, Linthwaite, Yorkshire
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James Baxter's Ancestors

Self
James Baxter
1550 – 1618
Birth Place: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Baxter (Barkestare)
1520 – 1594
Swindale, Westmorland
Isabel ((St. George,Baxter)) Wilkinson
1520 – 1550
Pennybridge, Ulverston,Lancashire,now Cumbria
Grandparents
Mary Lowther
1503 – 1552
Lowther, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Baxter's Descendants

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James (Jacobus) Baxter (1550 – 16 Sep 1618) m. Alice ((Alicia) WATERHOUSE) BAXTER (1550 – 16 September 1618)
  1. 1. Samuel (Thomas Baxter) (Backestar) (30 Oct 1580 – 31 May 1621)
    1. 1. LADY (Elizabeth) BAXTER (1615 – 1715) m. Colonel (John) Montgomery (1605 – 1647)
      1. 1. Laird (Hugh) Montgomery (Oct 07, 1630 – May 06, 1710) m. Lady (Mary Katherine) Scott (28 Apr 1635 – 1734)
        1. 1. Captain (WILLIAM MONTGOMERY) (Montgomerie) (1660 – 26 Sep 1721) m. Isabel Burnet (1665 – 1750)

James Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of James Jacobus Baxter in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1618
16 Sep 1618
Age 68
Death of James Jacobus Baxter in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Shrinston, Scotland
Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Shrinston, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1618
    Event Place: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Shrinston, Scotland
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