Dr. John Paxton and Jane Wilson

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Husband Dr. John Paxton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1796 - Adams Co, PA 1
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           Died: 27 Dec 1840 - Adams Co, PA 1
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         Father: Rev. William Paxton, D.D. (1760-1845) 3
         Mother: Jane Dunlop (1772-1862) 3 4

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Wife Jane Wilson ²

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Children

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1 F Mary Jane Paxton ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M James Wilson Paxton ²

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         Spouse: Margaret Dunlop Smith (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John Paxton

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His ancestry were Scotch-Irish who settled in Adams County, Pennsylvania, at an early day.
He obtained the degree of M. D. from the University Pennsylvania in 1820, the subject of his thesis being Epilepsy.
He settled in Carlisle about 1828; was married; was a Presbyterian. He returned to his native county on account of failing health and died of pulmonary consumption Dec. 27th, 1840, in the 44th year of his age.

1 Conway P. Wing, D.D., History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations (Philadelphia, PA: James D. Scott, 1879), Pg 188.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 194.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 193.

4 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 190.