When Jerusha was born on August 17, 1767, in Dennis, Massachusetts, her father, Judah, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 21. She married Cyrenius KELLEY on December 3, 1793, in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. They had nine children in 15 years. She died on September 17, 1843, in her hometown.
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 4 December 2014, Jerusha Baker, 17 Sep 1767; citing DENNIS, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 10, 0161968 V. 11, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13.
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 4 December 2014, Jersha Baker, 17 Sep 1767; citing YARMOUTH, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 1589030 IT 1-2.
Source: S140 Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;
Source: S162 Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;
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Baker-22039 and Baker-17864 appear to represent the same person because: Only changes are based on sourced information in the Massachusetts records cited. There is also a daughter that will need to be merged as well although I have not proposed that as of today. I am also asking to be added to the Trusted List