George Baker (1759 - 1840)

Born 23 Jan 1759 in St George's Parish, Baltimore, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1840 at age 81 in Beallsville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Matross George Baker performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

George Baker was born on January 23, 1759, in Baltimore, Maryland, his father, Nicholas Baker Sr (1712-1774) and his mother, Martha Wood (1724-1765). He married Cassandra Ross in 1786 in Washington, Pennsylvania. He died on July 26, 1840, in Beallsville, Pennsylvaniaand was buried in Taylor Cemetery, Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Miltary

George was in the Revolutionary War Jun 1779, rank as a Matross. A matross was a soldier of artillery, who ranked next below a gunner. The duty of a matross was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns. They were provided with firelocks, and marched with the store-wagons, acting as guards. In the United States Army, a matross ranked as a private of artillery. https://wiki2.org/en/Matross. He service under William Brown Company.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102904735/george-baker: accessed 07 December 2022), memorial page for George Baker (23 Jan 1759–26 Jul 1840), Find A Grave: Memorial #102904735, citing Taylor Cemetery, Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by B Wernex (contributor 46495425) .

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-HYYY : 15 March 2018), George Baker, Jun 1779; citing Jun 1779, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,395.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYB-HVR?cc=1803959&wc=22HB-YXF%3A1584071103%2C1584070905%2C1584070607 : 14 October 2022), Pennsylvania > Washington > Not Stated > image 22 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-MJ1J?cc=1999196&wc=9PMX-4WL%3A268493301%2C282444001 : 3 July 2014), Washington > Wills 1781-1814 vol 1-2 > image 281 of 578; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.