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William Baxter 1922–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1922

Birth Location: Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1992

Death Location: Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Herbert Baxter

Mother: Matilda Chester

Spouse(s): Mina Knon

Children(s):

William Baxter was born in 1922 in Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Herbert Leaman Baxter And Matilda Tillie Chester. In 1935, William Baxter resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. In 1940, William Baxter resided in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. William Baxter married Mina Knon, Winifred Avery, and had children including Heidy Maria Baxter, James E Baxter. William Baxter passed away in 1992 in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Baxter was born in 1922 in Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Herbert Leaman Baxter And Matilda Tillie Chester.
  • In 1935, William Baxter resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • In 1940, William Baxter resided in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Baxter married Mina Knon, Winifred Avery, and had children including Heidy Maria Baxter, James E Baxter.
  • William Baxter passed away in 1992 in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Baxter's Ancestors

Self
William Baxter
1922–1992
Birth Place: Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Herbert “Leaman” Baxter
1903–1969
Upham, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Matilda (Tillie) Chester
1904–1963
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Domenico (Cestara) Chester
1865–1927
Italy
Maddalena Rescinito
1865–1934
Italy
Great-Grandparents
Gorna Cestara
1845–
Angela Essolana
1845–
Angelio Rescinito
1834–1910
Francesca Pepe
1828–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Domenico Rescinito
1799–
Marguerite Amabile
1799–
Antonio Pepe
1801–1886
Maria Alfano
1806–1866

William Baxter's Timeline

5 Records

1922
5 Aug 1922
Birth of William Baxter in Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
William Baxter resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 18
William Baxter resided here in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1967
Abt 1967
Age 45
William Baxter resided here in Boston
Boston
1992
25 Oct 1992
Age 70
Death of William Baxter in New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Vermont, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 5
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01621; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 9-622
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The York Dispatch; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1992; Publication Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.54688525,0.345001,0.7042538

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01621; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 9-622

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01621; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 9-622

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1955
    Event Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: 2990054; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Na

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1967
    Event Place: Boston
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 15 Dec 1967; Publication Place: Escondido, California, USA; ,0.45496258,0.50098836,0.7408503&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1992
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William A Baxter 25 Oct 1992

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barton, Orleans, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Vermont, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Cumberland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The York Dispatch; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1992; Publication Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.54688525,0.345001,0.7042538

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1992
    Event Place: New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1750-1908, and Administrator's Books, 1750-1906; Author: Cumberland County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The York Dispatch; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1992; Publication Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.54688525,0.345001,0.7042538

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1750-1908, and Administrator's Books, 1750-1906; Author: Cumberland County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania

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