Elizabeth (Norris) Baker (1771 - 1857)

Born 1 May 1771 in Hopewell Mountain, Montgomery, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of George Baker — married after Apr 1789 (to 27 Jun 1844) in Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1857 at age 86 in Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, Virginia, United States

Biography

Elizabeth Norris was born on 1 May 1771 in Frederick (later Montgomery) County, Maryland the seventh of twelve children and the third of eight daughters of William and Hannah Bell Norris.

Alternate date of birth: 5 January 1771.

Additional birth information: Born on Hopewell Mountain, Montgomery County, Maryland.

In April 1789, shortly before her eighteenth birthday, she married George Baker in Virginia. She bore him twelve children, three sons and nine daughters,^[1] including:

1. Margaret Baker Darby (1790 - 1854)
2. Lurana Baker Jarrett (1792 - 1878)
3. Charity Baker Costolo (1794 - 1884)
4. Eliza Baker Brooks (1797 - 1864)
5. John Norris Baker (1801 - 1894)
6. Harriet Baker Jolliff (1804 - 1892)
7. Eleanor Norris Baker Morris (1807 - 1863)

1850 census

Elizabeth Baker appears in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a 79-year-old literate widow without an occupation and $1000 in real property libing with several other literate adult females without occupations or roperty.

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1850 Census Image for Elizabeth Norris Baker household

Name: Elizabeth Baker; [Elizabeth Norris]; Gender: Female; Age: 79; Birth Year: abt 1771; Birthplace: Maryland: Home in 1850: Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia; Real Estate: 1000; Line Number: 42; Dwelling Number: 965; Family Number: 966.

Household Members: Name Age

Elizabeth Baker 79

Eliza Brooks 53

Elizabeth N Boker 34

Elizabeth Brooks 18

Charlotte Baker 17.^[2]

On 13 October 1857, when she was eighty-six, Elizabeth died in Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, Virginia^[3] of unknown causes.

Gravestone for Elizabeth Norris Baker

From Findagrave.com

Elizabeth Norris Baker

Birth: 1 May 1771 Montgomery County, Maryland; Death: 13 Oct 1857 (aged 86) Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA; Burial: Baker Cemetery, Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA. Memorial #: 12483265.

Inscription: Wife of George Baker. Aged 86y 9m 8d.

Family Members: Parents: William Norris (1728-1817); Spouse: George Baker (1762-1844); Siblings: Charity Norris Jenkins (1766-1830); Children: Margaret Baker Darby(1790-1854), Lurana Baker Jarrett (1792-1878), Charity Baker Costolo (1794-1884), Eliza Baker Brooks (1797-1864), John Norris Baker (1801-1894), Harriet Baker Jolliff (1804-1892), Eleanor Norris Baker Morris (1807-1863).^[4]

Citations

1. ↑ Rita Sadler, comp., “Elizabeth Norris,” b 1 May 1771, d 1857 Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/72163702/person/34258525056/facts?ssrc= Accessed 10 June 2019.
2. ↑ 1850 Census, Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia; Roll 961, Page 288B, Image 130 of 136, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=vXO171&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=8054&gsfn=elizabeth&gsln=baker&cp=0&msbdy=1771&msbpn__ftp=virginia,%20usa&msbpn=49&msrpn__ftp=monongalia,%20west%20virginia,%20usa&msrpn=2051&new=1&rank=1&uidh=mpf&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=1&h=15323521&recoff=&ml_rpos=2&queryId=3f8dde6985f90f2dc555bb1b09dead51 Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206383_00185?pid=15323521&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DvXO171%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D8054%26gsfn%3Delizabeth%26gsln%3Dbaker%26cp%3D0%26msbdy%3D1771%26msbpn__ftp%3Dvirginia,%2520usa%26msbpn%3D49%26msrpn__ftp%3Dmonongalia,%2520west%2520virginia,%2520usa%26msrpn%3D2051%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D1%26h%3D15323521%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2%26queryId%3D3f8dde6985f90f2dc555bb1b09dead51&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=3f8dde6985f90f2dc555bb1b09dead51&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vXO171&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 28 May 2020.
3. ↑ Rita Sadler, comp., “Elizabeth Norris,” b 1 May 1771, d 1857 Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/72163702/person/34258525056/facts?ssrc= Accessed 10 June 2019.
4. ↑ Jennifer Selfridge (46594182), maintained by: Nancy Westerfield (47673331), “Elizabeth Norris Baker,” Findagrave.com. Record added 24 Nov 2005. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12483265/elizabeth-baker. Accessed 26 April 2020.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Roberts-Bischoff Family Tree.ged on 31 August 2010.

• This profile was adopted by Patricia Hickin in Oct 2017.

Sources

• Ancestry Family Trees. URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9563612&pid=-544694488 Unable to access on 10 June 2019.

• McWhorter, Minnie, comp. “Norris Genealogy,” McWhorter Genealogies (West Virginia & Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Library, Morgantown, WV. Used 1998, I think.

• Rita Sadler, comp., “Elizabeth Norris,” b 1 May 1771, d 1857 Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/72163702/person/34258525056/facts?ssrc= Accessed 10 June 2019.

• Jennifer Selfridge (46594182), maintained by: Nancy Westerfield (47673331), “Elizabeth Norris Baker,” Findagrave.com. Record added 24 Nov 2005. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12483265/elizabeth-baker. Accessed 26 April 2020.

• 1850 Census, Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia; Roll 961, Page 288B, Image 130 of 136, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=vXO171&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=8054&gsfn=elizabeth&gsln=baker&cp=0&msbdy=1771&msbpn__ftp=virginia,%20usa&msbpn=49&msrpn__ftp=monongalia,%20west%20virginia,%20usa&msrpn=2051&new=1&rank=1&uidh=mpf&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=1&h=15323521&recoff=&ml_rpos=2&queryId=3f8dde6985f90f2dc555bb1b09dead51 Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206383_00185?pid=15323521&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DvXO171%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D8054%26gsfn%3Delizabeth%26gsln%3Dbaker%26cp%3D0%26msbdy%3D1771%26msbpn__ftp%3Dvirginia,%2520usa%26msbpn%3D49%26msrpn__ftp%3Dmonongalia,%2520west%2520virginia,%2520usa%26msrpn%3D2051%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D1%26h%3D15323521%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2%26queryId%3D3f8dde6985f90f2dc555bb1b09dead51&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=3f8dde6985f90f2dc555bb1b09dead51&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vXO171&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 28 May 2020.