Beginnings

by Cleadie B. Barnett

Baker, Anthony

    Anthony Baker; d. prob. Saint John, NB; res: Gagetown (?); Wakefield, Carleton Co; 1809 Saint John, NB m. 1) Mary Kelley & m.2) Hannah [---]. [She may be the Mrs. Baker, bur. 2 Mar 1802, Woodstock, Anglican Records - d. of dropsy] chr. 3 Sep 1792, adult]
    Anthony served as a privateer during War. In 1784 granted land south side of Saint John River at Kingston Parish, Kings Co, NB. Eventually settled in Carleton Co, NB. In 1804 appointed one of the 1st officers of Wakefield Parish - became commissioner of highways.
    He arrived in NB aboard the HOPE with one man, one woman, 2 children over 10 years of age and three under 10 years. He was listed with a servant (slave?) in NY, but none with him on the ship or arrival.

Family m.1)
1. Anthony, Jr.; b. 7 Sep 1777; d. 14 Feb 1850, Woodstock, NB; m1) 1797, Woodstock, NB, Hester (Campbell) Sharp; m.2) 7 Feb 1835, Elizabeth Ann Hamilton

2. Other children unknown - poss. a dau. Elizabeth,

3. and another son John

4. perhaps others.

Family m.2)
5. Jesse chr 23 Sep 1792, Gagetown; Jesse & Sarah removed to Niagara, ON and prob. d. in Ontario (?)

6. Sarah chr 23 Sep 1792, Gagetown

7. David chr 23 Sep 1792, Gagetown; d. 13 Dec 1816, Saint John, NB / ae 21 yrs; m. 11 Mar 1813, Elizabeth Smith

8. Simeon chr 3 Sep 1792, Gagetown; m. 4 Feb 1805, Lydia Woodward

9. Parker; d. 14 Dec 1822, Saint John, NB / ae 19 yrs

(Loyalist Collection / CBB = not proven)
Ref: - see source list for more proper citation names

01: Woodstock Anglican Church Records
    p. 12 chr 1794 Oct 12 Anna d/o [ ] Baker, b. [ ]
        p. 26 chr 1804 Mar 25 [ ] s/o Anthony & Mrs. Baker, b. [ ]
                                        [ ] d/o Mrs. Baker b. [] Apr 1801
        p. 29 chr 1806 Mar 23 Benjamin Griffin s/o Anthony & Mrs. Baker, b. 8 Sep 1805
        burials: p. 24 1802 Mar 2, Mrs. Baker, d. with the dropsy
02: Maugerville Anglican Church Records:
        p. 5 x 11 Feb 1789 Elizabeth Baker - adult
        p. 30 x 2 Sep 1792 Elizabeth Barker >
                                       Anthony Barker >
                                        John Barker > adults
                                        George Barker >
                                        Sarah Barker >
        p. 14 m. 30 Oct 1794 Moses Coburn, Jr. & Hannah Barker
        p. 22 m. 29 Aug 1797 Thomas Baker & Hannah Chipman / Chapman ?
        p. 23 m. 16 Nov 1797 Benjamin Stickney & Mary Baker
03: Gagetown Anglican Church Records
    Gagetown Sep 23 1792
            Jesse >
            Sarah > ch/o Anthony & Hannah ?Barker
            David >
        Sep [23] 1792 Hannah w/o Anthony ?Baker
04: Loyalist Lineages, Toronto Branch UEL Association of Canada
    01: Anthony Baker - b. 1746, d. 1817 St John, NB, m. Abigail ...
       ISSUE: Scot, Jonathan, Anthony, Sarah Ann, Simeon, Elizabeth, Jessie,
       Amy, Samuel, Oarker, Benjamin Griffith, Abigail, Hannah, George.
       02: Benjamin Griffith Baker - b. 8 Sep 1805, York Co, NB (res. Chatham
       Twp, Kent Co, ON) m. 26 Oct 1827, York Co, NB, Leah Ann Walton, b.
       1810, NB
       ISSUE: Nenjamin, George, Jane, Joseph, Margaret, David, Elisha, Henry,
       Samuel, Jesse.

Researcher: R. Wallace Hale, Woodstock, NB

Jesse Wheelock Baker
Madawaska Co. / Conservative (01, 02) / MLA / Photos Mis 146
Roman Catholic

    Jesse Wheelock Baker was b. 30 Nov. 1854 at Baker Brook, Madawaska Co., NB; d. 28 Oct. 1930 at Montreal, PQ ae 75 yrs; bur. at R.C. Cemetery, Baker Brook, NB. He was s/o Enoch Baker and Madeline Ouellette. Jesse's paternal grandparents were Nathan Baker and Sopia Rice (d/o Enoch, of Brookfield, Mass.), d. 1883/ 98 yrs. Sophia m.2) John Baker (her bro-in-law) who figured in the Maine Boundary Dispute, 1827-1828. He came to Madawaska in 1820 from Bay de Chaleur area.
    He was educated in public schools.
    Jesse located at Baker Brook, Madawaska Co., NB. Engaged in farming, lumber scaling, and as a forest inspector. He was a Justice of the Peace, and a Parish Court Commissioner. Enlisted in the Militia, 1869 in the 67th Batt. as a private. He rose to Lt. Col. Commanded the NB Batt. in 1885 in the Canadian West at the time of the second Riel Rebellion.
    He was elected at GE 3 March 1908. He retired at dissolution in 1912.
    He first married Sept. 1876, to Vennie Hebert, who d. 1 Mar. 1888 at [__]. She was d/o Lawrence Hebert, Esq., a farmer from Madawaska, ME.
    His second marriage was on 21 June 1892, to Bethsaidie Martin, who d. 3 Oct. 1951, ae 90 yrs. She was d/o Christostome Martin, Esq., a farmer from Caron Brook.
    From first marriage, there were 2 sons and 1 dau. and from second marriage, there was 1 daughters

Marriage 1:
01: Albert Edward, a Lumberman, St. Francis, NB, d. 15 Aug. 1942.

02: Jesse Wheelock, Veterinary Surgeon, Fort Kent, ME, b. 1888, d. 16 Sept. 1931 (son - Alton, Riviere-du-Loup, PQ).

03: Mary Jane, m. Albert Michaud, Dairyman, Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Marriage 2:
04: Vennie, m. Joseph Daigle, merchant, St. Jacques, NB.

Ref: - see source list for more proper citation names

01: Graves Papers, XI, II, p. 7
02: Leg. Lib. file cards.

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