Rachel (Fields) Baker (abt. 1808 - abt. 1860)

Born about 1808 in USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Jackson Baker — married 8 May 1833 in Perry, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about Nov 1860 at about age 52 in Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Rachel (Fields) Baker was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

She was born about 1808 and was the daughter of Mary "Polly" Gibson (Madden) and John Henry Fields (1763–1852).

Rachel Fields married about 1833 in Kentucky, USA to John Jackson Baker, Jr. (1795–1877).^[1]

In the 1860 census Rachel (age 50) was in District 1, Perry, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

She died in November 1860 and was buried at Fields Cemetery in Avawam, Perry County, Kentucky, USA. ^[3]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   citing Marriage, Perry, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 968,277.
   FamilySearch Record: QKJ9-NS5Q (accessed 3 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G1GL-121 Image number 00033
   Unknown marriage to John Baker on 8 May 1833 in Perry, Kentucky, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 71; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 392; FHL microfilm: 803392; Record number: 12817;
   FamilySearch Record: MZBJ-8VH (accessed 3 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9V-9M3L Image number 00343
   Rachel Baker (50) in District 1, Perry, Kentucky, United States. Born in Ky.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #217668376 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Memorial page for Rachel Fields Baker (1808-Nov 1860), citing Fields Cemetery, Avawam, Perry County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by 8877B (contributor 50243709).

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