George Washington Baker (1815 - 1888)

Born 16 Apr 1815 in Harford County, Maryland, USA

Husband of Elizabeth (Greenland) Baker — married 26 Feb 1838 in Harford County, Maryland, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1888 at age 73 in Harford County, Maryland, USA

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Biography

George Washington Baker was born on the 16th of April 1815 in Harford County, Maryland. He was the son of Nicholas Baker, III and Elizabeth (Cole) Baker.

• George W. Baker and Elizabeth Greenland were married in Harford County, Maryland on the 26th of February 1838. ^[1]

• 1850 US Federal Census for District 2, Harford, Maryland, USA shows George W. Baker (age 35) Married, Head of House, Occupation: Turner of Miscellaneous Wood Products, and his wife Elizabeth (age 32) with four sons - William B (age 11), James B (age 6), Charles N. (age 2) and John H. (age --- months), and two daughters - Sarah R. (age 11) and Lydia C. (age 6). ^[2]

• George passed away on the 10th of October 1888 in Harford County, Maryland. He was buried in the Baker Cemetery in Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland. ^[3]

Children

- Children of George W. Baker and Elizabeth (Greenland) Baker were:

- Sarah Rebecca Baker 1839-1918

- William Benjamin Baker 1839-1911

- Lydia C. (Baker) Harwood 1844-1913

- James B. Baker 1845-1912

- Charles W. Baker 1848-1918

- Alice Cordelia Baker 1854-1904

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850" Name: Nicholas Baker, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1801, Spouse: Elizabeth Cole, Spouse Gender: Female, County: Harford County.
2. ↑ Source Information: "1850 United States Federal Census" [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. - Source Citation: 1850 United States Federal Census for George W Baker, Maryland, Harford, District 2.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21551848/george-w-baker : accessed 03 June 2022), memorial page for George W. Baker (16 Apr 1815–10 Oct 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21551848, citing Baker Cemetery, Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Susan Zmrzel (contributor 10098406).