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Margaret Baird 1770–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1770

Birth Location: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1853

Death Location: Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Moses Baird

Mother: Margaret Brown

Spouse(s): John Porter

Children(s): Samuel Porter, James Porter, Cephas Porter, John Porter, Moses Porter, William Porter, Robert Porter, Charles Porter, Leah Porter, Anna Porter

In 1770, Margaret Baird entered the world in Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Moses James Baird And Margaret Brown. In 1850, Margaret Baird resided in Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret Baird married John Porter, and had children including Anna Porter, Cephas Porter, Charles Porter, James H Porter, John Porter, Leah Mary Porter, Moses Baird Porter, Robert Porter, Samuel W Porter, William Brown Porter. Margaret Baird passed away in 1853 in Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Margaret Baird entered the world in Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Moses James Baird And Margaret Brown.
  • In 1850, Margaret Baird resided in Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret Baird married John Porter, and had children including Anna Porter, Cephas Porter, Charles Porter, James H Porter, John Porter, Leah Mary Porter, Moses Baird Porter, Robert Porter, Samuel W Porter, William Brown Porter.
  • Margaret Baird passed away in 1853 in Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Baird
1736–1782
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
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Margaret Brown
1732–1787
Birth Location: Reedville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

John Porter
1770–1812
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Porter
1803–1863
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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James Porter
1806–1834
Birth Location: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cephas Porter
1805–1873
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Porter
1807–1862
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Moses Porter
1797–1876
Birth Location: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Porter
1811–1868
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Porter
1809–1862
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Charles Porter
1798–1842
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Leah Porter
1796–1853
Birth Location: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Porter
1801–1813
Birth Location: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Baird's Ancestors

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Margaret Baird
1770–1853
Birth Place: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Moses James Baird
1736–1782
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Margaret Brown
1732–1787
Reedville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Brown
1710–1753
Chicester, Chester, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Hannah Hague
1707–1769
Falls, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William BROWN
1682–1716
Hester Baker
1680–1715
Francis Hague
1678–1711
Pleasent 'Powlin'
1670–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Browne
1656–1716
Honour Clayton
1662–1737
Henry Bowker
1634–1701
Margaret Hardman
1647–1688

Margaret Baird's Descendants

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Margaret Baird (7 Dec 1770–1 May 1853) m. John Porter (28 Sep 1770–28 Jul 1812)
  1. 1. Samuel (W) Porter 1803–1863
  2. 2. James (H) Porter 1806–1834
  3. 3. Cephas Porter 1805–1873
  4. 4. John Porter 1807–1862
  5. 5. Moses (Baird) Porter 1797–1876
  6. 6. William (Brown) Porter 1811–1868
  7. 7. Robert Porter 1809–1862
  8. 8. Charles Porter 1798–1842
  9. 9. Leah ("Mary") Porter 1796–1853 m. Samuel Cochran 1788–1860
    1. 1. Cephas (Porter) Cochran 1826–1908
    2. 2. Samuel ("Newell") Cochran 1823–1892
    3. 3. John (Porter) Cochran 1823–1872
    4. 4. William (Davis) Cochran 1824–1849
    5. 5. Margaret Cochran 1826–1833
    6. 6. James Cochran 1828–1833
    7. 7. Harriett (Ann) Cochran 1829–1903
    8. 8. Mary (Ellen Wilson) Cochran 1832–1917 m. James (Milton) Craig 1825–1886
      1. 1. Leah (Anna) Craig 1854–1928
      2. 2. William (Cochran) Craig 1857–1942
      3. 3. Harriet (Ellen) Craig 1859–1924
      4. 4. Mary (Bell "Minnie") Craig 1861–1935
      5. 5. Emma (Margaret) Craig 1864–1951
      6. 6. John (Edmund) Craig 1868–1884
      7. 7. James ("Leroy") Craig 1875–1930
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Cochran 1834–1894
    10. 10. Benjamin Cochran 1831–
    11. 11. Sarah ("Caroline") Cochran 1838–1901
  10. 10. Anna Porter 1801–1813

Margaret Baird's Timeline

3 Records

1770
7 Dec 1770
Birth of Margaret Baird in Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 80
Margaret Baird resided here in Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1853
1 May 1853
Age 83
Death of Margaret Baird in Dunlap Creek, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Dunlap Creek, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1770
    Event Place: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 780; Page: 368b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 780; Page: 368b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1853
    Event Place: Dunlap Creek, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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