Jonathan Baker (abt. 1730)

Born about 1730 in Massachusetts Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Crosby) Baker — married 23 May 1764 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Jonathan Baker was born circa 1730, the son of Jonathan Baker and Elizabeth Trask of Salem, Mass^[1]

He married Priscilla Crosby on May 23, 1764 in Massachusetts before emigrating to Nova Scotia. They were among the first settlers of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Their children included:

1. Eleazar, born February 25, 1766, who married Martha Sawyer
2. Horace, born January 23, 1768, who married Wealthy Clements, daughter of Captain John Clements 1st on January 10, 1793, and then married Mary (Bernard) Dane, widow of Thomas Dane; and who died December 7, 1836
3. Jonathan 2nd, born November 6, 1769, who married Hannah Clements, daughter of Captain John 2nd, December 20, 1790
4. Edward, born 1776, who married Remembrance Ellis, daughter of Phillip, and then married Mary (Power) Black, widow of Robert Kirkland Black; and who died November 23, 1855
5. Nathan, who married Susanna, and who died March 18, 1845
6. Priscilla, born 1781, who married Thomas Brown, son of Benjamin, and died July 25, 1863
7. Amos, born November 8, 1783, who married Elizabeth Corning, daughter of Ebenezer. Amos and Elizabeth had no children, Amos was a ship's Captain and a Justice of the Peace. He died August 14, 1855
8. Anna, born July 2, 1786, who married Captain Benjamin Redding 3rd and died December 13, 1834

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts; Author William Richard Cutter; Edition illustrated; Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 2000; ISBN 0806345497, 9780806345499; Length 2201 pages. See page 1473
2. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; pages 609, 610
3. ↑ A history of the county of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by Campbell, J. R. (John Roy), 1841-1928; Publication date 1876; Publisher Saint John, N.B. : J. & A. McMillan
4. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; a sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George S. (George Stayley); Topics Yarmouth (N.S.); Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888
5. ↑ Annals of Yarmouth and Barrington (Nova Scotia) in the Revolutionary War; compiled from original manuscripts, etc., contained in the office of the secretary of the Commonwealth, State House, Boston, Mass by Poole, Edmund Duval; Publication date 1899; Topics Nova Scotia -- History, Yarmouth (N.S.), Barrington (N.S.); Publisher Yarmouth, N.S., J. Murray Lawson

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L1ZK-141