Samuel C. Baker b. 25 Mar 1797 New Brunswick, Canada d. 7 Nov 1865 Talbot Street, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada: Cook Ancestry

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Name	Samuel C. Baker
Birth	25 Mar 1797	New Brunswick, Canada [1]
Gender	Male
MilService	Between 1828 and 1829	Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada [1]
	2nd Regiment Middlesex Militia
Death	7 Nov 1865	Talbot Street, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada [2]
Anecdote	1866 [3]
	THE MEMOIRS OF ELDER SAMUEL BAKER -a small blue covered pamphlet, inscribed on the front Esther (Baker) Rosser, at the Baptist Archives, McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario -written by himself in 1866 I was born in the Province of New Brunswick in 1797. It was amongst the 'New Lights' that I heard that which made serious impressions on my mind. After the death of my mother in 1806, I left for Canada with my brother and two sisters, one being Sarah. Then came under the teaching of Titus Finch -fought in the War of 1812 bought 200 acres on the Talbot Road married Lydia Mabee in the fall of 1815, then removed to Malahide once travelled 8 miles with his brother to hear a preacher at the house of Joseph Davis baptized by Elder Reuben Crandall on the second Sunday of April, 1819. Elder Eberson also preached in the area. ( Rev. George Eberson, from New Brunswick, the father-in-law of Jesse Baker)by 1825 was going from place to place preaching, at Bro. Elliott's (John Elliott, the husband of Elizabeth Anderson, and brother to Nancy Edison), at Caradoc, Wallaceburg, Walpole, the Furnace, Chatham, Zone, and Euphemia. was ordained in November of 1828 mentions a sister married to James Freeman In 1836, visited his native land; had not seen his brother for 30 years. The 'New Lights' had become numerous and were now called Free Baptist.- travelled from Woodstock up the Saint John preaching the Gospel. * the Baker file also contains a letter written by Vena Augustine of Kingsville, and a poem written by a descendant, Wilson C Gillett.
Name	Elder
Burial	Aylmer Cemetery, Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada [3]
	Samuel Baker / Died / Nov. 7, 1865 / Aged / 68 yrs. 7 mos., 12 dys. / Servant of God well done / Rest from thy hard employ / The battle fought, the victory won / - Thy Master's joy / ---------- / ---------- / immortal arrow passed ---------- ---------- / He fell but felt no fear / Teale, London
Notes	Father: Anthony Baker b: b: 13 AUG 1754 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Death: 1817 in St John, New Brunswick Mother: Hannah Mary Kelly Birth: 23 SEP 1753 in Dennis, Barnsstable, Massachusetts , Death: 1792 in Northhamption, Charleton, New Brunswick From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogistï¿½, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTEï¿½ to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file. [3]
Person ID	I32921	Glenn Cook Family
Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

Family Lydia Elizabeth Mabee, b. 22 Jan 1797, Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Dec 1880, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)

Marriage 1815 [2]

Anecdote

Elizabeth Mabee, eldest daughter of Deacon Oliver, married
Elder Samuel Baker, and settled on Talbot Street, in Malahide.
In the Baker family were three sons--Simon, Oliver and Judson;
and four daughters--Rhoda, who married John Gillett, of
Malahide; Mary Jane, who married a teacher named Roach, and
settled finally in the States; Sarah, who married Cyrus Abel,
of Malahide; and Jerusha, who married in the States.

Children

	1. Rhoda Baker, b. Abt 1817, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 May 1891, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 74 years)
	2. Zipporah Baker, b. 10 Jul 1820, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Oliver Baker, b. 22 Jul 1822, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Aug 1911, Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
	4. Sarah Baker, b. Abt 1828, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Mar 1895, Malahide, , Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 67 years)
	5. Jerusha Abigail Baker, b. Abt 1830, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jul 1915, Chase, Chase County, Nebraska, USA (Age ~ 85 years)
	6. Judson Baker, b. 6 Sep 1837, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jun 1902, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
	7. Samuel Baker, b. Abt 1840, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Mary Jane Baker, b. Abt 1842, Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F551604396 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Nov 2006

Sources

[S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, MEN OF UPPER CANADA, MILITIA NOMINAL ROLLS, 1828-1829, EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY , BRUCE S. ELLIOTT, DAN WALKER AND FAWNE STRATFORD-DEVAI, PUBLISHED BY THE ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY IN 1995. (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, ST. THOMAS EVENING JOURNAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 AND SEPTEMBER 19, 1879. (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, FROM SHIRLEY IRENE WARDLE (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, OWEN, E. (Reliability: 3).