This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: etbrandt84 Surnames: Baker, Cole, Kane Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.baker/15212/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on a Rev. Harriet A. Baker, aka Harriet Cole, aka Harriet Ann Baker. She was born in August 1829 in Havre de Grace, Maryland (MD); married fugitive slave William Baker (b. 1818) on October 25, 1845; moved to Columbia, Pennsylvania (PA); had 12 children; became ordained African Methodist Episcopal (AME) pastor and evangelist; preached at camp meetings and revivals throughout central Pennsylvania; ministered at churches in St. Clair and Pottsville; moved to Allentown; established the Bethel Mission or Gospel Union Mission; had a biography written about her by Rev. John H. Acornley, entitled "The Colored Lady Evangelist: Being the Life, Labors and Experiences of Mrs. Harriet A. Baker" (1892); died March 1913 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Please contact me if you have any information on this person. Thanks. 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.