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Elijah Baker

Born 11 Jul 1798 in Augusta Co., VA

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Baker and Elizabeth Betsy (Gamble) Baker

Brother of Ann (Baker) Elrod [half]

Husband of Nancy (Gross) Sefford — married 1 Nov 1819 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Father of Polly Mary Ann Baker, Nancy Baker, Samuel Trent Baker, William Baker, Joel Baker, Elizabeth Baker, John Henry Baker, Lewis Harvey Baker, Sarah Ann Baker, Mary Baker, Lucy Catherine (Baker) Eggers-Reeves and Miranda Mindy (Baker) Reeves

Died 11 Nov 1887 at age 89 in Keysville, Crawford Co., MO

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Marriage
- 1.2 Residences
2 Sources

Biography

Elijah was born on 2 July 1798. He was the son of Samuel Baker and Elizabeth Trent. He passed away on 11 Nov 1887 and is buried in Baker Cemetery, Elmont, Boone Twp, Franklin, Missouri, United States.^[1]^[2]

Marriage

Elijah married Nancy Gross, daughter of Isaac Gross, on 1 Nov 1819 in Bedford County, Virginia. Surety was given by Isaac Gross, Jr.^[3]^[4]

Residences

In 1860, he lived in the area of Post Office: Elm Grove, Union Township, Crawford, Missouri, United States^[5]
In 1880, he lived in Boone, Franklin, Missouri, United States with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and others. He is described as a white 82-year-old male.^[6]

Sources

↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #62456338
↑ Baker, Elijah. Family Records.
↑ Virginia GenWeb. Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia. http://www.vagenweb.org/bedford/bedf-m_b.htm Bonds for Surnames beginning with "B".
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z4Y-H9C5 : 12 March 2021), Elijah Baker, 1 Nov 1819; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ5-PRH : 18 February 2021), Nancy Baker in entry for Elijah Baker, 1860.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XM-6HP : 14 August 2017), Elijah Baker in household of Sam'L T Baker, Boone, Franklin, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 68, sheet 53B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0686; FHL microfilm 1,254,686.

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 August 2018, 15:34), entry for Elijah Baker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KFKG-G5K); contributed by various users.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah: