This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joebaker9 Surnames: Baker, Tredwell, Morgan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.baker/16225/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The descendants of 1778--Richard Baker --l824 written by Joseph Baker PO Box 442 Arcadia IN 46030 joebaker9@excite.com Richard Baker was born in England about 1778 and not much else is known about him such as where he was born, his parents names, when he arrived in this country, or where he raised his family. Family stories say that Richard came here with his father and settled near Connecticut and that they were Quakers. I have not been able to establish either point. He married Sarah Leive or (Lewis). This marriage is said to have been in New York ( not verified ). They had 5 sons, Hiram b. 1805, New York; Lewis b. Jan. 23, 1807 in New York; Stephen b. Feb. 29, 1812 in Dutchess County New York; ( Stephan's death certificate lists his mother as Sarah Leive, and his place of birth as Dutchess Co. N.Y. ) Charles b. May 10, 1823 in New York; Tom (date and place of birth unknown). Sarah is believed to have died in 1823. Richard is said to have married Ester Fyfe and both died in 1824. At the time of Richard's death at least 2 or 3 of the boys were young enough to become wards of the state but I have not found any such records. Another family story places the family in "9 Partners' in Dutchess County New York, but I have not found any record. In the 1 0 year period after R i c h a r d's death H i r a m and L e w i s got married, Stephen and Charles were farmed out to other families as wards of the state. Tom we know nothing about. Stephen acquired a middle name of Tredwell. I believe that this was the name of the family that took him in. Some time in the mid 1830's the boys were unhappy with their lot and decided to go 'west". Tom decided to stay and was not heard from again. Stories say that they left as a group but dates say otherwise,but they all ended up in the same place together.Bakertown, Berrian County, Michigan. Bakertown no longer exists as a town and about all that remains is the cemetary, which is just south east of present day Buchanon just north of US Highway 12 . Bakertown was less than 10 miles north of the Michigan, Indiana state line, while South Bend Indiana was about 25 miles to the south east . Second Generation Hiram Baker b. 1805 N.Y. d. 1901 Bakertown, Mi. Hiram married in about 1823, probably before Richard died. A LDS film #0451029 lists his wife as Mary Traux, along with 4 children. Niles Albert b. 1824 ; Whitman ( I believe it is William ) b. 1826 ; Thomas b.1830; Sarah b. 1832. All born in St. Lawrence Co. N.Y. Mary died and Hiram remarried. The second wife's name was Lucenal. They had at least 1 child, George Lewis N. Baker b. Jan. 23, 1807 in N.Y. d. Nov. 10, 1872 Bakertown, Mi. I do not know the name of his first wife, or when they were married. Their first child was Sarah Jane b. July 24, 1832 at Chautauqua City, N.Y. ; Mary E. b. 1834 in N.Y. ; Rosaline b. 1834 in Indiana ; Kenny R. b. 1839 in Indiana ; His first wife died about 1840 and he married Elizabeth Haseltine in 1842 and moved to Bakertown Mi. They had 5 children Louisa b. 1843 at Bakertown Mi. ; Florence b. 1847 at Bakertown Mi. ; John b. 1853 at Bakertown Mi. ; Lewis W. b. 1855 at Bakertown Mi. ; Clyde H. b. 1857 At Bakertown Mi. Note that Hiram and Lewis have a daughter named Sarah born in the same year in different parts of New York. Stephen Tredwell Baker b. Feb. 29 1812 in New York --Stephen's obituary in the Buchanan Mi. paper lists his birthplace as Dutchess Co. N.Y. while a family story puts his birth at Oneida Co. N.Y. d. May 31, 1904 at Bakertown Mi. Stephen married Margaret McLain, date and place not known. They had 3 children while living in LaPorte Co. Indiana. Emily Margaret b. Aug. 26, 1839 ; Francis A. b. June 18, 1842. ; Lucy ( b. unknown) died at age 16 years. His first wife died at Union Mills, LaPorte Co. In. ( date unknown He then married Eleanor Morgan on April 22, 1849. Eleanor was the daughter of Jessee Morgan at Chesterton, Porter Co. In. Stephen moved his family to South Bend, Indiana. While there they had 2 children, Vittelis b. Apr.6, 1850, ; James b. 1853. They then moved to Bakertown Mi. and added 3 more children. Nora A. b. Oct. 23, 1857 ; Edward Charles b. Sept. 1, 1862; George b., 1865. He was the last of the four to settle in Bakertown. Stephen was mechanically inclined and liked working with machines. When he arrived at Bakertown he found what he called a large river, it was actually McCoys Crek.There he settled and built a carding mill and a saw mill. He also farmed. Charles Baker b. May 10, 1823 in N.Y. d. Charies's wife was named Eliza, date and place of marriage is unknown.They had 2 children, Mary E. Baker b. Apr. 1860 ; Harry Baker b. Nov. 1865. They all lived and died in Bakertown. Tom Baker b. in N.Y. d Tom did not want to leave New York when the others did and nothing was heard from him after that. ------------------------ Whether they left N.Y. together or separately is not really known but they did arrive at Bakertown separately with Stephen being the last to settle there. Charles was the youngest and I do not know who he travelled with. Their migration route took them all on the same route. They stopped for some time in Holmes County,and Wayne County Ohio where they met several families that they would meet again in Indiana. They were the Morgans, Blatchleys,and Butlers.One of Hiram's children, William, was born in Wayne Co. Ohio. That is probably how they met the Blatchleys, because 2 of them were doctors. Stephen Baker was living in LaPorte Co. In. when his first wife died. His second wife, Eleanor Morgan, was living about 30 miles east in Porter Co. In. They were married in his brother Hiram's home in Bakertown Mi. Stephen and Eleanor lived the first years of their marriage in South Bend In. They moved to Bakertown in 1854. Lewis was a businessman, Stephen owned a saw mill, a carding mill and also farmed, while Hiram and Charles were strictly farmers. They wanted to name the area Enterprise but the other area people called it Bakertown and that name stuck. Third Generation Children of Hiram Baker; Niles Albert b. 1824 Whitman (William) b. 1826 George b. 1828 spouse Harriet Haseltine Thomas b. 1830 Sarah b. 1832 Children of Lewis Baker Sarah b. 1832 spouse Daniel Holmes Mary E. b. 1834 Rosaline b. 1837 Kenny R. b. 1839 Louisa b. 1843 spouse John Redden Florence b. 1847 John b. 1853 Lewis W. b. 1855 spouse Ida Beardsley Clyde H. b. 1857 spouse Estelle J Renolds Children of Stephen Tredwell Baker Emily Margaret b. 1839 spouse William Redden Frances A b. 1842 spouse Charles Wells Lucy b. 1846 Vittellis Morgan b. 1850 spouse Fannie Lenora Woodworth James b. 1854 Nora Anna b. 1857 spouse William Sparks Edward Charles b. 1862 spouse Della Mary Fay (Fahey) George B. b. 1865 spouse Ida D. Stidel Children of Charles Baker Mary E. b. 1860 Harry b. 1865 -------------------------------------- Edward Charles Baker, son of Stephen T. Baker and Eleanor Morgan Baker would take produce from his parents and uncles farms to Chicago to sell. He would always complain about the Irish, saying " They always want to quibble about the price.' Then he met Della Mary Fay (Fahey) and they were married in abt. 1898. They applied for a marriage license in Chicago in 1897 but it was never completed and returned to the city clerk. They may have gone back to Michigan to be married but I can find no record. They resided in Chicago all their married life. They had 3 sons, Bentley Joseph b. apr. 9, 1899 ; Thomas Fay b. Feb. 2, 1901 ; George b. Jan. 18, 1903. Edward died May 1, 1937 in Chicago Ill. and is buried in Bakertown Mi. Sarah Jane Baker, daughter of Lewis Baker, ( mother unknown was born in Chautauqua County N.Y. July 24, 1832. She married Daniel Holmes on Oct. 14, 1852 in Berrien County Mi. They had 14 children. One of their children was George Holmes b. 1856. Fourth Generation Children of Edward Charles Baker Bentley Joseph b. 1899 spouse Margaret Anna Danek Thomas Fay b. 1901 spouse Lucille G. Petrecca George E. b. 1903 spouse Isabel Hoagland Children of Sarah Jane Baker (Holmes) Frank b. 1853 George b. 1856 Nathaniel b. 1857 John b. 1859 MaryLouisa b. 1860 PatrickHenry b. 1861 CatherineA. b. 1864 Jennie b. 1865 twins b. 1866 Louise b. 1867 spouse Ray Hickok Enos b. 1869 Catherine b. 1870 Harriet b. 1871 ------------------------------ Bentley Joseph Baker, son of Edward Charles Baker and Della Mary Fay, was born in Chicago just before the turn of the century. He was brought up in a boarding house run by his mother and father. He worked for Alberg Bearing Co. in Chicago all his life. Margaret Anna Danek was a secretary at the same company. They were married in 1924 and raised IO children, plus they took in 4 foster children. They both died at a young age, she in 1946 at age 41, and he in 1948 at age 49. George Holmes, son of Daniel Holmes and Sarah Jane Baker was born in 1856. He married Mary Letitia Archdeacon, and raised 6 children. Their second child was Sarah Rosaline Holmes, and she married Jerome Sanford Carpenter. This union produced 6 children. ---------------------------------------------- The ancestral line of Bentley Baker to Edward Charles Baker to Stephen T. Baker to Richard Baker is being researched by Joseph Baker PO Box 442 Arcadia IN 46030 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.