This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xY.2ADI/780.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Bill- I don't live in East Haddam but I am a direct desendant of William Baker. He is my gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. grandfather. I have traced the family back to East Haddam, CT. I've found a few notes that my great grandmother wrote down about her grandfather (who was William Bakers grandson, James Jewett Decateur Baker). His father (Josiah Jewett Baker) is buried at Three Bridges alongside WIlliam and marked as a "patriot's grave". Unfortunately, my great grandmother's notes don't specifically mention WIlliam Baker by name although she does mention that we come from a long list of revolutionaries. He didn't live long enough to see it, but his descendents also fought bravely in the civil war. I'm very interested to learn more about William Baker and his family. You mention knowing someone who has done extensive research on WIlliam Baker and his family. I would love to have her contact information and any other information that you may have. Thanks, Mark Overton mark@saxquest.com