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Birth:          1768 Pownal, Bennington Co., Vt.
Death:          1836 

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The Thomas Baker Family
Thomas Baker came from Bennington, Vt. Prior to 1790 & located in the wilderness of 
Edson Corners. Mr. Baker married Hannah Watson & was the parent of eight sons & 
two daughters. 


    Leonard, his oldest son, married Deborah Burnside of Maryland.
    Allen, his second son, lived and died a bachelor.
    Reed, his third son, married Julia Harrison of Hartwick.
    Russel, his fourth son, married ?
    Windsor, his fifth son, married ?
    Clark, his sixth son, like his brother Allen died a bachelor.
    Spencer, his seventh son, married a lady in Illinois.
    Darwin, his eight son, married Miss Silliman.
    Mr. Baker had two daughters who died when young ladies & were never married.

The oldest son, Leonard, was s farmer and reared a large family. Allen was a school 
teacher & a practical engineer & Surveyed. Allen was elected Justice of the Peace a 
great many times & in fact was an acting magistrate when he died in July 1850. He 
was elected school Commissioner under the old law a number of years. He was a very 
brilliant man. Reed and Winsor Baker were both Blacksmiths. All of Thomas Baker's 
sons were very intelligent men. They have all passed away except Darwin & he is an 
old man & lives at Oriskany Falls, Oneida County. Allen & Spencer Baker died very 
mysteriously, supposed to have been murdered by poisoning. Mrs. Spencer Baker was 
charged with the crime but was not convicted. (No doubt was guilty). Thomas Baker, 
was Constable a long time & was an energetic officer; about 1815 a number of citizens 
of Milford organized a company & established a town Library at Edson Corners & 
Thomas Baker was chosen Librarian. The Library was kept at Mr. Bakers' for several 
years. Several members of the Library Company were living at Milford Village & in time 
they outnumbered Edson corners, & they moved the Library to Milford Village & David 
L. Sager was appointed Librarian. Mr. Baker was a prosperous farmer & a great wheat 
grower. He had raised a heavy crop of wheat & had it all threshed & secured in the 
granary ready for market. He was very cautious with his wheat & kept his granary well 
secured by lock & key to be sure it was safe from thieves. Well, he had sold a large 
lot to a certain gentleman, & wend to the granary to measure it up, & to his surprise he 
saw a great sink in on of the bins which he could not account for. He made a close 
inspection of the matter & found some one had crept under the barn & had tapped one 
of the bins with a two inch auger & had drawn out a large amount of wheat & he was 
never fortunate enough to find the intruder. Reed Baker's eldest son was a prominent 
lawyer. Leonard Baker's sons were enterprising and held some prominent offices. 
James O. Baker was Justice of the Peace as long as he lived. Warren L. Baker was 
School Commissioner of the 2nd. District & gave good satisfaction. 

Parents
BAKER George (1730 - 8 Nov 1819)
BROWNE Margaret ("Polly") (21 Feb 1730 - 1797)

Siblings
BAKER Abel Aylesworth (ABT 1757 - )
BAKER Daniel (1760 - 8 Mar 1813)
BAKER William (ABT 1762 - 8 Jan 1857)
BAKER Charles (ABT 1764 - )
BAKER Edward (1766 - )
BAKER Thomas (1768 - 1836)
BAKER Asa (ABT 1770 - )
BAKER Joseph (ABT 1772 - )
BAKER Stephen (1776 - 13 Feb 1831)
BAKER Susan (ABT 1778 - )

Marriage To WATSON Susan ()
    m.  

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Children by WATSON Susan 
BAKER Leonard (1792 - BEF 1870)
BAKER Allen (1793 - 5 Jul 1850)
BAKER Reed (1795 - 1872)
BAKER Russell (10 Aug 1797 - 5 Mar 1879)
BAKER Hannah (1799 - 6 May 1818)
BAKER Windsor (1802 - )
BAKER Clark W. (1804 - 1839)
BAKER Almira (1806 - 5 Dec 1817)
BAKER Spencer (1808 - 1853)
BAKER Roana (1811 - 16 Nov 1817)
BAKER Sally (1813 - 29 Jul 1815)
BAKER Thomas Darwin (1815 - 1904)

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