1. There are 2 George Paxtons listed on LDS site, one has mother Helen Mcinnes b 24 June 1785, and one with mother Helen Innes, b 14 March 1791. It cannot be confirmed if the mothers are the same people. No death record can be found for the first born George.
2. On 9 June 2018, I downloaded copys of these births from Scotlands People. The transcription to Helen Innes is incorrect. The mothers name is Helen McInnes in both cases.
3. It now appears that the first child George died.
Latter Day Saints, 1791 Record for George Paxton GS Film Number: 1040151 Digital Folder Number: 008075913 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11411-5 System Origin: ODM Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBXN-CF2 : 11 February 2020), George Paxton, 1791.
Name: George Paxton Event Type: Birth Event Date: 14 Mar 1791 Event Place: Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Gender: Male Father's Name: George Paxton Mother's Name: Helen Innes
PAXTON, GEORGE: carter in Burntisland; Disp & Settlement in favour of eldest son, Hugh Paxton, carter in Burntisland, and Helen Paxton, his dau; also to George Paxton, his yst son; 4 Dec 1821 [B9/8/1 fol 58-61]
14.03.1791 PAXTON, GEORGE (Old Parish Registers Births 411 30 27) Burntisland George Paxton & Helen McInnes had a Son born 14 March Bap Sab inst Named George
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The temperature on March 20, 1791 was about 8.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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