Harriet Newell (Gilbert) Baker (1845 - 1910)

Born 1845 in Bangor, Franklin, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Philander William Briggs — married 13 Jun 1861 (to 1868) in Fort Calhoun, Washington, Nebraska, United States

Wife of Franklin H Baker — married 1871 in Washington, Nebraska, United States

Died 29 Aug 1910 at about age 65 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gilbert Name Study.

Harriet 'Hattie' Gilbert was born in 1845. Hattie is the child of Ira Gilbert and Philena Mack.

Obituary, The Tribune, 17 September 1910^[1]

Mrs. Harriet Baker

The body of Mrs. Harriet Baker of Denver was brought to Ft. Calhoun (NE) from Salt Lake City, Sept. 7, 1910 and placed beside her first husband, Mr. (Philander William) Briggs, who was buried here forty-two years ago (note; 1868)

There are also buried in this cemetery her father and mother, Elder Gilbert and wife, her brother, Thomas, and sister, Mrs. Runyan-Parker.

Baker died several years after they left here and is buried in Colorado.

Mrs. Baker was born in Bangor, New York about 1845 and came to Washington County (NE) over fifty years ago, was married to Baker in 1871 and afterwards lived for a time on part of the property now owned by John Landis.

Mrs. Baker leaves ten children, all married, two by her first husband and eight by her second.

Her body was brought back by her youngest daughter, Violet, who was a school girl here twelve years ago when a visitor at her uncle’s Thomas Gilbert’s.

The funeral was held in the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Hilkeman presiding and among other present were Mrs. Krinzer and daughter of Rockport. We did not feel well enough to attend the services.

W. H. Woods

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Library at Blair Nebraska.Jacobs-2007

• Find A Grave: Memorial #135942382

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8KW-6TM?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LHFW-1C9&cid=fs_copy
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD4-8QB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LHFW-1C9&cid=fs_copy

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Roger Jacobs for creating Gilbert-2662 on 2 Sep 13.