John Henry Baird

1806 - 1891  (84 years)

• Name	John Henry Baird
  Birth	21 Dec 1806	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration-Witness	1820	Canada   [1, 2]
  	3 sons and 4 daughters; ship Brock; Abercrombie Street - Trans Atlantic Bridgeton Society
  	Role: Witness "Abercrombie Street - Trans Atlantic Bridgeton - sailed with 7 children; wife arrived later. James Baird came from Glasgow but was originally from Perthshire Scotland. He appears to have sailed with seven children but without his wife, Janet King. She appears to be buried with him at Hopetown so possibly she remained behind and joinde him in 1821. Some women, pregnant or with a sick child, did this." The Lanark Society Settlers, Carol Bennett
  Residence	1841	Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland   [3]
  Residence	1850	Benton Twp, Lake County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Census	1870	Benton Twp, Lake County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  FamilySearch ID	L611-YXV
  Name	John Baird  [3]
  Occupation	[3]
  	Victualer
  _UID	633F6EAE403F46D9AAE84A980328DD07DF6E
  Death	9 May 1891	Illinois, United States
  Burial	Lake Mound Cemetery, Zion, Lake, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I5057	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage, Maternal Great Grandmother's Lineage
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	James Baird,   b. 1772, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland d. 29 Jul 1861, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Janet King,   b. 1773, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Abt 1834, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1796	Hamilton, South Lanark, Scotland
  Family ID	F1534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine McDonald,   b. 1807, Greenock New or Middle Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 Jan 1824	Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland   [4, 5]
  	BAIRD JOHN CATHERINE MCDONALD/FR6700 (FR6700) 26/01/1824 644 / 1 400 / 242 GLASGOW Name     John Baird Gender     Male Marriage Date     26 Jan 1824 Marriage Place     Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Spouse     Catherine McDonald
  Children	1. Alexander Baird,   b. 1824, Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Isabella Baird,   b. 22 Mar 1828, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Robertson Baird,   b. 24 Jun 1830, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Murdoch Mcdonald Baird,   b. 24 Jun 1830, Blotter, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Jean "Jane" Wilson,   b. 9 Dec 1810, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland d. 26 Feb 1896, Benton Twp, Lake County, Illinois, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1835	Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland
  Children	1. Margaret Baird,   b. 10 Jan 1825, Wemyss Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Catharine Baird,   b. 1827, Wemyss Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. James Baird,   b. 1830, Wemyss Parish, Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Baird,   b. 1832, Wemyss Parish, Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Baird,   b. 6 Mar 1837, Methil, Wemyss Parish, Fife, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1900, Leven, Fife, Scotland (Age 62 years) + 6. Grace Baird,   b. 22 Sep 1837, Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland d. 20 Sep 1915, Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States (Age 77 years)   7. Robert Baird,   b. 1839, Wemyss Parish, Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   8. James Moffat Baird,   b. 1839   d. 1896 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F20493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Dec 1806 - Scotland Immigration-Witness - 3 sons and 4 daughters; ship Brock; Abercrombie Street - Trans Atlantic Bridgeton Society - 1820 - Canada Marriage - 26 Jan 1824 - Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland Marriage - 7 Jun 1835 - Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland Residence - 1841 - Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland Residence - 1850 - Benton Twp, Lake County, Illinois, United States Census - 1870 - Benton Twp, Lake County, Illinois, United States Death - 9 May 1891 - Illinois, United States Burial - - Lake Mound Cemetery, Zion, Lake, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S502] Bruce S. Elliott, USA and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, accessed 12 Apr 2019), James Baird Immigration; DOBSON, DAVID. Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Vol. 5. 1985. 312p. (Reliability: 3). [S519] Bathurst District / Lanark County., Ontario, Index, Early Settlers to the Bathurst District Arriving Prior to 1822, James Baird (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jun 2024), entry for John Henry Baird, person ID L611-YXV. (Reliability: 3). [S61] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (FS), ( FamilySearch . http://www.familysearch.org : n.d.), accessed 13 Jul 2023), John Henry Baird and Catherine McDonald family group record; submission no. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTB7-CYQ (Reliability: 3). [S70] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church Registers - Old Parish Registers Banns and Marriages, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/)), accessed 13 Jul 2023), John Baird & Catherine McDonald; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).