William Henry Baldwin (planter)
American
Lineage
- Son: William Henry Baldwin Jr (cotton factor)
- Son: Summerfield Baldwin
- Son: Christopher Columbus Baldwin
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1792/09/11 | William Henry Baldwin is born at 'Rising Sun' in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. | Born | Rising Sun Inn | Millersville | |||
| 1812/09/00 | At the age of 14, William H Baldwin attends the Naval Academy in Washington, DC. | Education | |||||
| 1813/03/00 | William H Baldwin serves on board the Peacock under Commodore Lewis Warrington during the War of 1812. | Military | |||||
| 1817/00/00 | Jane Maria Woodward marries William Henry Baldwin. They live at Indian Landing on the Severn River, where William opens a general merchandise store and serves as the Tobacco Inspector. | Groom | |||||
| 1820/00/00 | William and Jane Maria move a few miles west of Indian Landing and build Bunker Hill. The original tract was known as Warfield's Plains. The earliest portion of the main dwelling, the kitchen, is built as a separate kitchen. | Home | Baldwin Residence, Bunker Hill | Millersville | |||
| 1861/00/00 | Cross Roads Methodist Episcopal Church is built on the SE corner of General's Hwy (LID Rt 178) and the Millersville to Indian Landing Rd by William and Jane Baldwin, as a gesture of good will to a community badly divided over secession and slavery. | Benefactor | Cross Roads Church | Millersville | |||
| 1874/04/06 | William Henry Baldwin at age 81. He is buried at Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery in Millersville, Maryland. | Died | Cross Roads Church | Millersville |
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